That's true, Abe, very few things in this world are made to accustom lefties. My dad is left-handed and he complains about it a lot. In Stanley Coren's book about left-handedness, he covers a lot of things that cause lefties problems and what they can do about it (along with info on why some people are left-handed and others aren't and the like).
Violet, were any of your parents left-handed? This is how it works:
Both parents righties: 10% of being left-handed.
Father is left-handed: 10% of being left-handed.
Mother is left-handed: 20% of being left-handed.
Both parents are left-handed: 20% of being left-handed.
If the mother is closer to 40 or above, the chance of having a left-handed child increases.