My dad calls my handwriting "chicken scratch." Hey, it's pretty legible, unlike one of my friends at school. She's my best friend forever, but not to be rude sometimes a 1st grader has better handwriting than her. Her handwriting is so sloppy it makes mine look perfect. My Language Arts/Reading teacher told her that. He said "Allison, a smaller child could do better handwriting than you. Yours is very sloppy." (My friend's name is Allison too, just in case you're wondering) She bursted into tears. I didn't know what to do. I hardly knew her then.