Were you a clumsy or a dainty little girl?

I know!

Nowadays you clumsy people would be diagnosed as Dyspraxic .

I was a clumsy and ungainly child who grew into a clumsy and ungainly adult. If there's anything to be tripped over, bumped into or dropped then I'll find it. The harder I try to be co-ordinated, the more clumsy I seem to be. Things are unlikely to change now so I guess I'll just have to live with it.

I was clumsy and always had bruises usually on my hips but I couldn't remember how I had done them because I bumped into so many things- desks at school were a particular hazard! I still tend to bump into things and drop things, glasses and crockery don't last long round here!

I don't think I was clumsy, but I always seemed to look scruffy, with dirty knees. A bit like you, Bellanonna.

I wasn’t clumsy, but ‘dainty’ doesn’t seem quite the right word because I was always quite tall for my age. I think I was quite graceful. I was very much into ballet and music, so I danced a lot. I didn’t do many practical things, but I don’t remember breaking anything or knocking things over. I only remember one badly grazed knee in my life, when I fell off my scooter at the age of 6.

One thing I was clumsy at was playing the piano. I have no idea why I was so bad at it, because I loved music, but somehow my fingers wouldn’t find the right notes. I was also very bad at sewing. I suppose that’s a kind of clumsiness - or perhaps just total lack of interest.

A bit gauche. Clothes always in disarray. Always laughing.

My Dad called me a camel! Nuff said!

I'm still the same!!

ps I looked dainty - looks were deceptive

I was clumsy and DH says I am still clumsy.

The girl with the permanently grazed knees - that was me.

Clumsy! All arms and legs and lacking in any sort of grace or coordination whatsoever!

Clumsy!!!! My mother called me a fairy elephant - I'm scarred for life by those comments but I'm not at all clumsy as an adult.