Parents of Teenage Boy Hide his Female DNA from him! | House M.D. | MD TV

House's team resents being made complicit in a web of lies the parents have told their son when they bring him in for treatment that may be related to his intersexuality.

From House M.D. Season 5 Episode 16 'The Softer Side' - A teenage boy collapses in severe pelvic pain after playing basketball. The parents reveal that the boy has genetic mosaicism, i.e. male and female DNA, and that he is unaware of his condition. When he was born, they chose male for him and raised him accordingly, never telling him about his unique condition.

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[sharersale]

"You gave birth to a freak of nature, doesn't mean it's a good idea to treat him like one." Brought tears to my eyes. Deep down, House cares.

[jessicajennings]

Protecting your kids from the truth is not protecting them. It’s just an excuse to protect yourself

[quinnnewman]

I think his parents should have told him way before this point. Intersex individuals deserve the same amount of care as anyone else

[dylanwenz]

People think kids are a blank canvas that the parents paint on. They’re actually more of a ceramic bowl that’s already been fired up. You can paint on it, but you can’t change it from a bowl to a vase. If you try to change it to something it’s not, it might break. Kids might be young, small, and a little bit stupid sometimes, but they are their own people.

[juliav.mcclelland]

I don't care how "difficult" this was for the parents - this is the DUMBEST way they could handle this. What, were they gonna tell him to keep coming home for his vitamin shots after he moved away for college? Tell him they would keep paying for it, no need to go through his insurance at work? Tell doctors to lie to an adult patient?!

[glenhardy]

I love it when doctors go honest on people and I hate it when parents do not.

[flamelily]

I know someone who is intersex. She is in her 80s now and when she was born the decision was made to bring her up as a boy "because men have an easier life than women!" When she reached adolescence and said she was a girl her mother was furious and blocked every attempt she made to become a woman. When my friend turned 21 she left home and found a doctor who helped her fully become a woman. If a child is intersex you can't decide for the child which gender they should be. Just let them be children until they are old enough to make their own choice.

[PeachWookiee]

The parents lying to the kid was a grave mistake. Be truthful, even if it’s a painful truth.

[melaniesmith]

My daughter is intersexed. She knew pretty early on. Nobody was allowed to cut her or dose her with hormones.

[alexisgrunden]

"..Did we make the wrong choice?"
You chose to lie to your child, and make a crucial life decision for them without bothering to ask how they felt about it all; yes, you did make the wrong choice, regardless of everything else.

[Lokesh_Chand]

As a future doctor I can confirm that telling parents "it's your fault" is the best strategy 😂🤣

[lenamathiason]

This kid had every right to be mad at the parents

[shdox_]

I always found the "they don't need to know about that" argument stupid.
THE KID IS GOING TO FIND OUT EVENTUALLY!!! It only hurts the parents, and there will be some QUESTIONS for them on why they hid it from them.

[TheGreyParse]

Honestly those two needed to hear some of House's unfiltered brutal honesty a lot sooner, especially the mother.

[helenbrown]

I couldn't imagine having this type of secret kept from me by my own parents!

[randomlibra]

It doesn't matter to a BABY if it is intersex. The parents lied to protect themselves from having a child that is against societal norms.

[KitsunenoHibi]

No one should "choose" for an intersex person. They are their own people; if they feel strongly to one gender, they can make a choice for themselves. OR! They can be intersex their whole life; if it isn't destroying their health, then they should live life the way they feel.

[mp.]

Why do parents always seem to think it’s better to not tell their children something instead of being honest.

[bluesnake]

The only ones who can be at fault isn't of the doctors alone, but the one who couldn't accept the reality, letting that treatment go on, and hiding the truth to fit her expectation.

[Maria-jqzv]

If my parents hid medical information from me like that, I would probably never speak to them again.