Has Your Handwriting Changed With Age?

I've always had nice handwriting. Past few years I've
noticed the appearance of my writing is not as smooth
flowing and my hand when writing is also not as smooth,
sort of a tiny bit jerky.
 

I can't even read my own writing now. It's like there's some disconnect between my brain and hand. Just looks like squiggles. I don't type very well, either. I have to proof everything several times before I submit and then some errors still slip by. This is an example - a shopping list. Can you determine all of the items?

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Alligatorob said:
Yep, for the worst. I blame 3 things:
  1. When I started working on a computer I quit much handwriting and got out of practice.
  2. Getting older.
  3. Arthritis surgery on my right hand, doesn't seem to write as well now.
Fortunately I don't need to hand write much these days.
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yes the use of a keyboard get you out of practice for sure. I also have arthritis in my right hand fingers, so altho' I write every day in my diary.. in longhand.. I find that my hand starts to shake after a couple of pages of A5...
 
Gaer said:
This is most interesting! I once had a graphology book which showed how one can actually change their personality by changing their handwriting! (I gave it away).
I used to study handwriting analysis.
But, if this is true, when you consider how the computers have replaced the written word and we have no time or patience with writing, couldn't this be a factor in apathy in society? Anyway, It's interesting to think about!
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@Gaer. Hello, Gaer: Do you by any chance recall the title of the book? Sounds interesting. I’d like to find a copy, and read. TY!🌹
 
When I was a kid, we had to reproduce the "Palmer Method" sheet of flowing beautiful letters. Well, the nun never liked mine-so I always had crummy handwriting. And since I grew up to be a geezer, it's gotten worse. Sometimes, on grocery lists, I have no idea what I wrote.
BTW, some are wringing their hands that cursive is no longer taught in school, but really, outside of grocery lists, who's writing letters, anymore.
 
Mine has gotten better. I never used to like my handwriting.

Eventually I discovered gel pens, which are ideal for me, because I have a light touch. And some gel pens are smoother than others; I really notice the difference between different brands or models.

With ordinary ballpoint pens, I always felt like the pen was fighting me, and it showed in the handwriting.

People who press hard don't like my gel pens though.
 
Has Your Handwriting Changed With Age?
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Not really, I abandoned any thought of actually doing handwriting a long time ago, as my handwriting was so bad. If I use pen or pencil and paper at all I print, rather than handwrite. If I sign something like a check or document my signature looks like a small collection of accidental marks.
 
Nathan said:
Not really, I abandoned any thought of actually doing handwriting a long time ago, as my handwriting was so bad. If I use pen or pencil and paper at all I print, rather than handwrite. If I sign something like a check or document my signature looks like a small collection of accidental marks.
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I'm there

debodun said:
I find what works better (but not perfectly) is a combo of cursive and print.
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Yup
 
I used to have beautiful handwriting. Now it's not bad. The important thing is that it's still legible!
 
Something that I have just remembered, but I am definitely not going to let you see. I can compare my current handwriting with my handwriting of almost sixty years ago. For the two years before we were married, my girlfriend, as she was then, and I, wrote love letters to each other at least twice a week. Those letters are all carefully preserved, tied up with ribbon and kept in box alongside the box that contains our wedding photo album. Now that has raised my curiosity, but we are off out for Sunday lunch soon so taking a peek will have to wait.
 
My hand shakes so bad that I have my wife fill out any important documents. It ran in my family. My grandpa shook so bad he had to use both hands to drink his coffee. It’s just a problem a lot of older folks have. I don’t let it bother me.
 
My hands shake more every day dang it....yesterday I
ordered a Large size check register, so I can get the stuff
written in some sort of neatness...it comes in today from
amazon......
 

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