[Baynative]

In the days of cursive communication my mother used to say that your penmanship was the first impression you would often make on a person.

[ClaytonP]

In the days of cursive communication my mother used to say that your penmanship was the first impression you would often make on a person.

Then thank heavens for the death of one superficial standard that people are judged by!

Some of us have hand-eye coordination issues that make our writing less than perfect but don't affect us in other areas that we can be productive in.

I had to go to summer school as a child for my writing problems and even as an adult its somewhat sub-standard. However my grades allowed me to graduate near the top of the class.

[Revolting cat!]

my mother used to say that your penmanship was the first impression you would often make on a person.

Yep, because something has to be, whether one likes it or not. And penmanship tells much more about you than the color of your socks, as some would prefer.