It is long past time for me to teach our son (4) how to use chopsticks. After an unproductive first lesson (short attention span + too much giggling), I decided to educate myself on how others teach this important skill. Several YouTube videos and “how to” articles later, I determined that my chopsticks technique is different from everyone else who has decided to share theirs on the Internet. And I was reminded of the revelation I had at a family dinner a few years ago where I discovered that in my family of five, only my dad and I use chopsticks the same way. No one remembers if my dad was the one who taught me to use chopsticks or if this is a coincidence, but we both only use the pointer finger and thumb to move the top stick. The middle finger stays on the bottom stick. I’m sure there must be others out there like us and I intend to pass this apparently recessive trait down to the next generation.