Disturbing Case of Syphilis in a 16-year-old Virgin | House M.D. | MD TV

A teenage boy attempting to follow in his late father's footsteps as an entertainer is admitted with partial paralysis, but it all covers a disturbing family secret.
From House M.D. Season 8, Episode 6 'Parents': The team discovers a disturbing family secret while trying to find a bone marrow match for an ailing teen; House tries to remove his ankle monitor so he can go to a boxing match; Taub's ex-wife wants to move across the country with their daughter.
House (2004) Dr House, an ingenious and unsociable physician who flouts hospital rules, clashes with fellow doctors and his assistants as he comes up with controversial hypotheses about his patients' illnesses.
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[@peter_pansexual6243]

Wow what a great dad. Your kid punches someone and your first thought is to tell that person to keep their hands off them because you can't parent them right.

[@yg-dn5ms]

Oh I’ve seen this kind of parents and there’s a bunch

[@danielhand8676]

Welcome to the age of no-accountability. Fewer and fewer children are being held accountable these days. It is going to be a very dangerous future.

[@Arichxc]

@@danielhand8676lol y’all are sick

[@Arichxc]

@@danielhand8676did you even watch the whole clip????

[@Arichxc]

You didn’t even watch the whole thing.

[@racheldisk4812]

I'm sorry, if this was my kid punching someone else, no matter where... I can't even continue this sentence, that was TERRIBLE!

[@coffeeaddictexpress5038]

If my child did that I would probably let the adult he hit, hit him or at least scare the bejesus out of them. For their own good, that behavior has consequences.

[@justindixon1586]

@@coffeeaddictexpress5038agreed letting them do that just leads to them trying to size up everyone they see. Better they learn to be humble and use words before starting something with someone that decks them into next year

[@Alphoric]

@@justindixon1586nothing more insane then KZbin commenters

[@Anakn314]

No kidding. Someone needs to train kids these days. So disrespectful what kind of world do we live in. Unbelievable. Parents start training up your children. Or what life will the next generation live in

[@justindixon1586]

@@Anakn314 most likely they’ll be a higher number of them with crime records for assault, less application for high level jobs cause their social interactions make them impossible to work with, and a distinct habit of using very nonsensical justifications for their behavior i say this because I’ve seen it myself sadly

[@PeachWookiee]

“I shouldn’t be here.” No, you should be under a jail.

[@l.a.3479]

"Under" it?

[@PeachWookiee]

Look up “that guy should be under the jail.” Trust me, it’s what the so-called “father” deserves.

[@GamingLovesJohn]

The dude either becomes the bottom in prison, or the expected thing that will happen… shanks or hits on them. Because there are 3 uniform things that most cons don’t like 1) ex-cops 2) snitches 3) pedophiles/child molesters.

[@Shiftinggers]

@@l.a.3479 Yes. Preferably as part of the building's foundation.

[@BettyLucille]

Prison. He’d be in prison not jail.

[@feraltaco4783]

"Keep your hands off my son." Well, tell your crotch crab to keep his hands off other people. I can't even imagine what my mother would have done to me had I punched someone like that.

[@lua6586]

Crotch crab 😂😂

[@ColorsofHopeCraftsASMR]

House cares about his minor patients more than he lets on.

[@VisitMyChannel2]

😮

[@jermarule34]

It makes sense. House values the truth and solving the puzzle over everything else. Adult patients will lie and withhold information to protect their pride or hide from an ugly truth. Younger patients often don't know any better, or are being lied to or are being forced to lie because of their parents. And the parents often act very emotionally and make things worse for their children. House takes pity on the kids, and in some cases, empathizes because of the abuse he faced from his own father.

[@chloeedmund4350]

Yep.

[@fbbWaddell]

Who lets their kid punch someone without consequences?

[@HealthyObbsession]

Rich people and or Karens

[@2EKgn16]

Parents of the last 30 years.

[@rhuephus]

those are the kids who grow up and wind up in prison for life

[@alexandramoyer8785]

@@HealthyObbsessionoh please it’s not only rich parents 🙄

[@ilmaio]

Karens, male & female version.

[@dcmonsterreviews2987]

If that was my kid hitting someone. He'd be so grounded.

[@Suisfonia]

Grounded nothing, if that had been me, I'd get the paddle (of course, that was back when people could discipline their kids; now a days its considered "child abuse!")

[@s.u.2320]

@@SuisfoniaYes and a majority of your generation still turned out terrible.

[@CathieSoli]

@@s.u.2320 Excuse me but we most certainly did not.

[@adeaxel3125]

@@CathieSoli if you say so 😂

[@dcmonsterreviews2987]

Now now nobody's perfect. We've all had experience with punishment.

[@Kels42]

I don’t care. I’d press assault charges

[@billieeyelash7015]

I DON'T CARE MORE.

[@jnb_110]

@@billieeyelash7015 🤡🤡🤡

[@dars5229]

Mum's heart was in the right place. Unfortunately her brain was nowhere to be found. Letting a scumbag like that walk away without so much as filing charges to at the very least put him on the register just makes him some other family's problem one day.

[@judicper]

unfortunately it's not that easy... most mums aren't believed and often the dads are protected by law. it can even happen that juges side with the abusive parent and the other one loses custudy

[@_adrian_sean]

​@@judicpershe found blood in his drawers. That alone would've gotten a social worker and CPS involved

[@QuarterLifeCrises]

​@@_adrian_seanshe didn't say blood. She said she found "stains". Plus the whole ordeal would expose the child to the reality of what happened to him and cold traumatize him further.

[@MeltingHeartsWaxMelts]

@@_adrian_seanshe said stains..there’s a few things other than blood that could be

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Maybe we should put the blame on the scumbag rather than on traumatized wife/mother. Not everyone has the strength to fight, she was probably also very traumatized and not thinking clearly.

[@rihannahaiti5570]

If she reported it, he could have gotten the proper check up and none of that would have happened.

[@kavishmehta857]

The kids did him dirty

[@N1k4_Gr1v]

Kids are monsters

[@Zikerrock]

Not as much as his father, but yeah

[@mask938]

@@kerubina_butterflyNo they didn’t. They almost ended it.

[@janemartinow8109]

The kid learns from his dad so sad.

[@g0nt411]

the cruelest beings in the world are the kids. they don't get how hurtful words can be.

[@Aemilius46]

That poor teenager!! 💔😔 NO Decent Father would do such a Horrid, disgusting act to their own child, only a Monstrous, Ignoble Parent would do such a thing!! That's so Sickening!! 🤬😓

[@HuntressLpsOfficial]

Ahaha Mine did

[@greatbritten4204]

you'd be surprised the evil some people are capable of

[@Aemilius46]

@@HuntressLpsOfficial I'm so sorry!! 💔

[@Aemilius46]

@@greatbritten4204 Oh I know!! My point was only a Horrid person would do such a thing!!

[@Harry-bn5mp]

Calm down. He doesnt even remember any of it.

[@AmethystEyes]

They should have told him. The body remembers even if it seems the mind forgets.

[@juresichj]

They should tell him with the help of a child psychologist, after he is feeling better.

[@justinchristoph3725]

Parents need to know this before they lie to their children to spare their feelings... Kids may understand why you did that, but you will never have their complete trust again when they find out eventually.

[@magickelfgirl]

I guess it's not as black and white as that. I remember an episode (don't remember if it was House or another medical show) where a girl was r*ped while under anesthesia for a dental procedure. Since she didn't know what had happened she wasn't suffering any trauma, was a happy teen. So now you face the dilemma: do you tell them the truth knowing that it will impact their lives in a very negative way, possibly traumatizing them, or do you not tell them and let them continue being happy but living in a lie?

[@justinchristoph3725]

@@magickelfgirl The question you need to ask yourself is if they do find out and that you knew about it, how will they feel about you not telling them?

[@123HumorMe]

⁠@@magickelfgirlI believe it was an episode of Chicago m.d. the girl had gotten braces and I think the parents didn’t want to tell her because she had no recollection of what happened. And they didn’t want to traumatize her but I remember people commented that regardless if the girl was under anesthesia the body would probably remember the trauma it endured.

[@magickelfgirl]

@@justinchristoph3725 True, but another question could be, what would you really accomplish by telling them? What are the actual odds of them finding out and what could the consequences be? To be clear: I'm not saying what you claim is right or wrong, I'm just saying it's not always as clear cut as "you must always tell the truth no matter the situation or the consequences".

[@greenbeantm1096]

@@magickelfgirlbodies remember things the brain doesn’t. More then likely she’ll start to have issues because of that subconscious memory.

[@generichuman2044]

Hiding something like this from a child seems so harmful. From what I've read, which may be wrong, a lot of survivors first step to healing is facing what happened. What if the son accidentally overhears a conversation or suddenly regains traumatic memories. He has the abuse trauma to deal with plus the fact his mum lied to him and he's always seen his abuser as a hero

[@megmcguireme]

Hi, this is exactly what happened to me. I remembered, even though no one knew I did. When I was finally brave enough to come forward discovering that my mom knew and hid it was honestly more traumatic that the original sa.

[@TheCornucopiaProject-bd5jk]

So you rather force the memory down their throat so YOU can start healing (for knowing). I’d rather not know until I remember something and it’s an issue for me. In the meantime, I can live a happy life without the impact of trauma.

[@nemofish3504]

You realize that it might be bad for him if he some reason keeps having these glimpses of horrific things that happened to him, he doesn’t remember, and he just lives his life in constant anxiety??? It’s better to tell him.

[@auturgicflosculator2183]

@@TheCornucopiaProject-bd5jk Trauma doesn't always accompany memories. Sometimes the memories may be gone, but similar situations, smells, sensations can trigger an emotional response, perhaps anxiety, perhaps disgust, perhaps overwhelming dread. It varies a lot. Triggers vary a lot, too.

[@thea_therian]

Trauma usually leads to forgetting what caused it. its your body's defense mechanism to protect you from what's hurting you. especially in cases of childhood trauma

[@antoninadaryina2367]

...So she never pressed charges. Imagine she suddenly dies. Kid obviously is reaching for familial ties, say he does 23 and me or something similar. Finds he has a living relative! It's his dad! Mum lied for some reason, but can't ask her now! Goes to him all happy to see him! Great future, right? Covering a crime is a crime!

[@apotatoe4115]

7:24 "I shouldn't be here", true you should be in prison instead 🤡

[@alexbacon8683]

Nah nah, even better See the person 5 bucks above the comment section says "under it", which in my opinion, is better Edit:8 bucks above in the comment srction

[@debatingaftershock6816]

Kid who went above and beyond to abuse and assault a stranger..should be charged and socially instructed to pay restitution.

[@ariesfairy4444]

at least the parents

[@thomasbh5223]

just a cup check chill out

[@KatieDeGo]

​@ariesfairy4444 both parent and child need to learn consequences of actions.

[@thepinkestpigglet7529]

Dude punching someone in the groin ain't right but he is a kid calm down

[@Souchi-ito]

You're acting like a toddler

[@gregjenkinson7512]

Considering House made that diagnosis based on the father's walk it would have been funny if the guy had just sprained his ankle or something 😅

[@panonymousbloom5405]

Nah, I'm guessing he figured it out from a couple of things - including the mom's reaction. Him walking like that was more of a "it's syphilis" lightbulb moment.

[@gregjenkinson7512]

@@panonymousbloom5405 I'm just saying that's it a bit of a leap considering all he did was watch the guy walk for 30 seconds 😅

[@panonymousbloom5405]

@@gregjenkinson7512 i mean, it would be if he was wrong but: 1. She went "you're dead to us" to him all those years ago and stuck to her guts, panicking when he's mentioned 2. She doesn't want to contact him even when the son is dying, and won't let him see the dying kid, with this kind of reaction What could be so bad she's this extreme about it? It's one of those things you can clue in into but don't say outloud because it's so horrible... And it's not like he didn't accuse people before lol. In the first season, he openly asks parents "who is molesting him?" with the kids who has night terrors. And the girl with testicular cancer.

[@gregjenkinson7512]

@@panonymousbloom5405 my point is there's a lot of reasons why the guy might be limping. While Houses diagnosis is right (because it's the end of the episode) it's also entirely possible that the guy was limping because he twisted his ankle and the mother hated him because of some other awful reason.

[@panonymousbloom5405]

@@gregjenkinson7512 i get your point. I'm saying he made an educated guess based on those things, and was not stopped by normal social etiquette, as he historically tends to do lol. It wasn't the case with the adopted kid with nigh terrors - he doesn't care. He only needs to single out if it's a symptom or not.

[@thisisartman]

This one messed me up. It's rare for such cases from this show to make me feel something. Probably because of how dramatized it is... i get desensitized really quick. But this one... it's really really terrible and sad... especially the way the people reacted. It felt too real.

[@lotussystem7586]

Like what house said and it’s perfect just for this: “Do you think we were looking for a genetic clue to his condition or do you think we were trying to ascertain who loved him the most in the whole wide world.” The doctors don’t care about who loves children they just need to figure out how to save the child’s life.

[@carrington2949]

In this case , yes because they needed genetic background information to form a plan of treatment. However keep in mind a f’ed up dad poses more of a health risk to their wives and children than diseases in most cases. Here the need was genetic information to save the kid’s life. However had he stayed in that kid’s life - I cannot imagine the kid would not have had far more problems a lot sooner. Personally, I would have used whatever savings I had to make sure that dude was not in this realm to even question if I was the mother.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Did you not get the video? It's not why the mother tried to prevent them from meeting the father.

[@timitchell9947]

3:11 the detail here is crazy when he put the stethoscope to his lungs the audio made it sound like we were hearing the gurgling into the stethoscope, which is how the doc figured out he was bleeding into them. I love this show so much the attention to detail was otherworldly

[@doctorposting]

Actually, no. He used his hands to check if there was dullness to percussion. I’m impressed they wrote that in to be medically accurate.

[@sssweeethearts]

that kid that kicked him should really apologise and be grateful that hes not going to a detention center and that dad that defended his kid is also in the worng more people in the comments should talk about this

[@janeflip1]

Why? It won’t change anything.

[@PeachWookiee]

Yes, it will. Kids need to know it’s wrong!

[@kristenslice561]

PUNCHED

[@alexandramoyer8785]

@@kristenslice561ok?

[@KisameOwnsYouAll]

You'd think after your child gets sexually assaulted you'd get them an STI test?

[@ConnorKent428]

I think a lot of people would be traumatized by the revelation. Especially if they were your husband.

[@abigailblackstock4928]

You want to forget. Want to keep the kid away, figure out how to help them come to terms if they remember. The STIs don't come to mind. Just protecting them. I had a member of the family cast out by my father for similar reasons. I was lucky, the offender was only dating that member of my family. She knew what he was, let him start grooming me. Luckily, I never trusted him, so it never got physical, but still saw what it's like when parents defend their kid from something like that. Get the kid away as fast as possible, think of nothing else but getting them safe.

[@abigailblackstock4928]

You want to forget. Want to keep the kid away, figure out how to help them come to terms if they remember. The STIs don't come to mind. Just protecting them. I had a member of the family cast out by my father for similar reasons. I was lucky, the offender was only dating that member of my family. She knew what he was, let him start grooming me. Luckily, I never trusted him, so it never got physical, but still saw what it's like when parents defend their kid from something like that. Get the kid away as fast as possible, think of nothing else but getting them safe.

[@destinyd317]

Ngl if my son did that,the party would be canceled

[@thomasbh5223]

it was funny tho

[@AngryReptileKeeper]

Holy irresponsible parenting, Batman! If I found out somebody was diddling my kid, I'd go get them an STD test _ASAP._

[@yourboymalikcoleman8731]

RIGHT

[@abigailblackstock4928]

You want to forget. Want to keep the kid away, figure out how to help them come to terms if they remember. The STIs don't come to mind. Just protecting them. I had a member of the family cast out by my father for similar reasons. I was lucky, the offender was only dating that member of my family. She knew what he was, let him start grooming me. Luckily, I never trusted him, so it never got physical, but still saw what it's like when parents defend their kid from something like that. Get the kid away as fast as possible, think of nothing else but getting them safe.

[@xXSakuraTearsXx]

I love House’s small, obviously kind, moments; it reminds you that he does actually care & that he is mostly harsh to others, because life has been so harsh to him. Most of the time he just wants others to understand something, before life forces them to understand; the same way life forced him to understand. I believe he thinks that he won’t be as harsh as life & that he can also teach the respective person in a lot less time. House may not want to care about anyone but himself, & he does obviously put himself first most of the time; but deep down he does truly care about other people, his colleagues, & yes- even his patients. He’s like everyone’s grumpy dad, that takes away their ailments, & doesn’t give them any; unless it’s part of the process & isn’t an STD.

[@araen11]

Yep. House is harsh, because he is absolutely truthful. He doesnt beat around the bush. And more often than not, people need to hear the truth. They want to hear it, even if they don't know they do.

[@stirlingarcher7972]

@@araen11he’s harsh because he’s a drug addict that hasn’t dealt with his trauma from his abusive childhood.

[@araen11]

@@stirlingarcher7972 true

[@XH1927]

@@stirlingarcher7972 He's harsh because he's a better person and more intelligent than literally everyone around him.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Not ''even'' his patients but first and foremost about his patients.

[@Rippypoo]

I have no memory of this episode whatsoever. Can't believe I missed it!

[@kevin9681]

Same

[@momobun.]

Same. Almost wonder if it wasn't aired in some places or the dialog was changed.

[@Verosmom123]

Same, but then again the bad acting of some of these actors (mainly the girl with the bowl cut) made me lose interest at the end.

[@ellabella5112]

Arrest that man!

[@Suisfonia]

That would be great, but not really realistic; while federally there is no statute of limitations on you know what against a child, the problem is whether or not you can get the actual *evidence* to prove the case after so much time has passed. For example, my biomother did you know what to me when I was younger; this lead to a bad case of depression when I got into high school and in my senior year, I ended up revealing what happened to a school councilor (he suspected that the passing of my adoptive mother wasn't the only cause of my severe depression), sadly by then she had fled the state - this was back in 2003 and into 2004 and since then I have been trying to find her so she can face punishment but sadly I doubt it'll ever happen. As I said, they need evidence, and the problem is that our memories become muddled as time passes. Only reason I can remember the events well enough is because apparently when I was a kid I used to write down the things she did to me (they are all in my families safe, waiting)

[@yourboymalikcoleman8731]

@@SuisfoniaI’m sorry that happened to you

[@Sisima13]

If my kid hits someone like that, I’d be dragging them straight home! I did not carry them for 9 months just to have them think it’s funny to hurt others for laughs

[@r.o.1330]

.....interesting writing here. first time i'd seen house show compassion to taulb - up to now, he's just been a punching bag.

[@l.a.3479]

*Taub

[@r.o.1330]

thanks.

[@alexandramoyer8785]

@@l.a.3479really ? 🙄

[@johnbradbury8610]

so they let the child molester walk out the door. The mother is a huge AH.

[@Rocketsnail1000]

After his job as a clown didn’t work out, Ben decided to change his name and manage a fast food restaurant in Albuquerque, New Mexico

[@Aemilius46]

And then became friends with David Roy Turner, and began killing! (Criminal Minds!)

[@deseraecannon-mcdonald7630]

I did not know that. Thank you for the information. 😊❣

[@r.o.1330]

.....in and out burgers?

[@Alphoric]

@@r.o.1330 I think they made chicken and some weird stuff that’s probably just sugar though

[@jaredlewis3001]

@@Alphoricwait is this legit?

[@NicoleCzarnecki]

The mom should have told him after Dr. Taub revealed the diagnosis.

[@gizzmowalliss]

He might hate her when he finds out but she only wants him to be happy maybe it’s not right that she’s lying but I can’t imagine how terrible it would be to tell you kid there father or mother or aunt or uncle or even sibling did something like that to them.

[@alexandramoyer8785]

@@gizzmowallissno it’s not right. If my mom hid that from me at all I’d never talk to her again

[@gizzmowalliss]

@@alexandramoyer8785 that’s your opinion not everyone’s. I do believe she should tell him I just understand not wanting to.

[@Albany368]

@@gizzmowalliss I agree .. after he found out what he got . She should of told him . He is a grown up now and it has to do with he’s medical. What will happen when he makes he’s own family. It’s like a Doctor telling you your dying but doesn’t tell u what you got or how you got it? He has a right , what would happen if he kept it from the mom, then people would agree that he should off let her know

[@Kekeliz]

When the mom saw stains on his clothes she knew something was off and put the dad out so she should’ve taken him in for testing then she failed him

[@devegas4910]

she honestly did. She hid the truth from her son and worse, lied about who his father truly was and that painted a false image in the boy's head. He idolized his abuser and didn't even know it. And since she never reported him, there's no guarantee that the man wouldn't have abused other kids

[@skiphouston7392]

My son punched someone like that, their feet wouldn't touch the floor between there and the door to the car. And that is after he apologised.

[@Noone9227]

0:37 Kid was just enable by his father to become a bully. I hate parents that play their children off as the victim and don’t correct them.

[@realteamwall]

for the first 50 seconds i had no idea this was an episode of house i honestly thought it was royal pains

[@r_aorwa]

Me too I see house and was legitimately happy

[@Tay-cg1pt]

I thought Royal pains too!! 😂

[@LexFerraro]

As someone who endured immense abuse as a child. I would’ve given anything to simply not know. Or to be without the knowledge. Or to be taken away. I see so many people in the comments saying it’s his right to know. You have no idea what you’re saying. His mom would have to cause the hurt. All she did was protect him.

[@juliemccauslin5807]

As a survivor, I agree with you 💯

[@tarnw3301]

I think she should have gone another route. Say something like "your dad wasn't a good man. He hurt people. And that's the reason he isn't in our lives anymore" Or something like that. Something which allows the child to hold disdain towards their abuser without revealing the child the abuse.

[@user-jo7kf2bj9s]

Ok, i can see her protecting him, but its something she should have mentioned to the dr's immediately.

[@ConnorKent428]

Not completely disagreeing with you, but it'd clearly had affected him.

[@screenname6829]

I suppose it's a matter of perspective. I went through a lot of abuse. Slept on the streets a lot for things no other kid with decent parents would even be scolded for. Had to see what loving parents were like to realize what I'd been going through wasn't normal and I wish I knew sooner. That being said I hope everyone here is doing better now.

[@avatarofdeath]

you can always tell when an actor doesn't wear glasses cause they touch the lenses

[@RonPaul42069]

9:30

[@CJW0056]

Hah! It's always driven me crazy seeing them smudge up their glasses, but the funny thing is I have seen eyeglass wearers IRL handle their glasses causing smudges, then pop them back onto their face seemingly without a care in the world. Some people literally can't think more than a few seconds ahead at any given time it seems.

[@blue-cs3fk]

Lol I wear glasses but I do this, it really doesn't bother me much, but I give it a quick wipe with my shirt every hour or so

[@2EKgn16]

I do the same to my glasses so it doesn't mean anything about the actor.

[@avatarofdeath]

@@2EKgn16 it says something about you that you would dirty your own glasses

[@rawlivingwithdisabilities]

7:31 wow detective House 👌🏼

[@teewright5704]

The way house read the room wow

[@DoomOfTheNoldor]

Good to see the patient eventually got a job at Los Pollos Hermanos and became Employee of the Year

[@mansainikoolujimial-amin4867]

I hate when parents do that! Saw the damn kid hit him and do nothing.

[@Bambi-ek7lv]

I know in this day in age of studies, anecdotal experiences, etc. everyone likes to throw out a bit of “expert” opinion on how something should be handled. But for a lot of comments saying the mother should tell him, y’all do not truly understand trauma. Hearing about trauma, reading about trauma, isn’t the same as having the lived experience as the person who was told. I wish I didn’t know. The victims I have talked to, wish we didn’t know. We don’t understand the extent of repressed memories or your body keeping the score for trauma you do not remember. Maybe there is a consequence in ignorance being bliss, but that consequence could be shorter term than telling them. With or without knowing, I’m traumatized, but the mental trauma I’m constantly having to overcome to even begin addressing the physical trauma is nothing compared to only having a peaceful mind who can believe this is a separate illness, let’s treat it, and continue to move on happily. Not saying this would work for everyone, but I want to warn against the assumption telling them is always the right thing to do.

[@billieeyelash7015]

Ok, no.

[@MikeMacYT]

He gave up being a clown, changed his name and went to work for Gus Fring! Lyle, my man!

[@hellsmyhome8979]

the kid and the dad from the opening scene were freaking assholes

[@N1k4_Gr1v]

What nasty dirty disgusting Father would do that to his son?

[@Saddonghussein]

A lot, and I mean a lot

[@lisazips]

It happens a lot sadly

[@mask938]

A disgusting waste of oxygen that doesn’t deserve to be called a human being, let alone a parent. Sadly, there’s far more of them in the world than you might think.

[@gizzmowalliss]

Mothers can be the same.

[@N1k4_Gr1v]

@@Saddonghussein I bet there is a lot of that kind in America. Especially somewhere in alabama

[@gravity7208]

kids like that act cause of parents like that.

[@jjs1300000]

Oh my god, this is messed up 😱

[@freyamccauley]

Stop blaspheming

[@lisal.1114]

​@@freyamccauleyWhat does that mean? English is not my first language.

[@EvieKng]

​@freyamccauley my god my god my dog my god my dog my god

[@cristalmewtwo4160]

​@@lisal.1114something to do with religion it's because you used gods name in vain

[@lisal.1114]

@@cristalmewtwo4160 But ist a saying to show shock, how is that a bad thing? We use the same saying in german and no religios german person that I met was offended by it. Its just a saying to symbolise shock and to maybe wish for some peace. Could that be a cultural thing thats different in the US? ( genuine intrest in finding an answer for that question)

[@Babiisicko]

😮 omg 😳 😔😭 NGL this here episode Broke me inside How sad and sickening To do that to your own Child 😢 Brought back some bad memories I’ve had in my life . The Poor stepdad thought he was helping He didn’t know what happened to her son . Please 🙏🏼 Watch and protect your kids at all cost

[@AlexHyena-dv4mb]

“you walk funny, you must have sexually assaulted your son when he was an infant, it’s syphilis”

[@sterlingglover7448]

He connected the walk to all the symptoms of the son and how the mother reacted before he proclaimed it, that's how fast House's mind works when he has all the pieces

[@jacoballen5538]

​@@sterlingglover7448whatever BS you want to come up with dude 😂😂

[@ssadalas]

​@@jacoballen5538someone thinking critical and fast is that of an alien idea to you huh

[@jacoballen5538]

@@ssadalas rofl 🤣 you keep trying to act like your some 150 IQ genius but your not my dude, so stop acting like what House does here is some "normal big brain critical thinking bs" cause it's not its a TV show and its bullshit.

[@Grintock]

​@@ssadalasNow why you gotta insult the man

[@joltjolt5060]

Test the kids for sti if they've been molested.

[@soundaryabalaji1741]

I would have slapped if that was my son hitting my son. It's not allowed

[@boskoandjelkovic]

So this is what Lyle did before his career as Assistant Manager at Los Pollos Hermanos

[@qwertyasdf4081]

Lmao that’s why I recognized him

[@fairweathertrains3029]

Thought I recognised him from somewhere!

[@alfobootidir2474]

Imagine if his dad just dropped through the roof

[@Aemilius46]

And before becoming a killer named Toby Whitewood, from Criminal Minds! 😅

[@dakkenly]

Oh god, syphilis chicken

[@EA-js1me]

“It sounds silly but it’s real… oh you mean the… uh…” 😂😂😂

[@jaynehogue2459]

Kid assaults him and the father instead of actually parenting yells at the victim

[@lafq]

I would have sued that kid and his family

[@danhalo1]

We should stop having clowns. They are clearly never gonna be the laugh they once were.

[@FadedReflectionsPastel]

Not since Gacy.

[@re12evil]

So "daddy" walks away like nothing happened? 🤔

[@edithmae6030]

Happens more often than you think 😢

[@AmethystEyes]

He will do it again

[@charginginprogresss]

He probably already served some years for that

[@user-rh8ji4nl3j]

That's the joke 'Dad gotta get out to get the milk' is a thing.

[@jilla-dr9hu]

Gotta love when a kid punched a clown but the dad don’t doesn’t him,, he disciplines the clown 🙄

[@gdshark9558]

Damn they had me in the first half. I was upset the mom pushed him away but then house was doing house things and I was like damn

[@jandoel]

She wanted her son to have a bright future, so she told him his dad was a dead clown. I don't think she thought that one through.

[@VincentEllis-John8-12]

Child should be charged for this. The dad should be put in prison. The mom should have CPS involved for putting the kid in danger by refusing to tell the kid the truth about the abuse done to him.

[@jarednil69]

The guy playing Ben is Rawr.❤

[@superphantom100]

Do you Think Taub lied to the kid and said yes you can or do you think he made up some other BS. What do you think he told the kid.

[@superphantom100]

@@l.a.3479 thanks I didn’t know how to spell it I thought if I got it wrong someone would correct me and when I didn’t for awhile I thought I spelled it right until you came and corrected me. I changed it thank you.

[@-MaryPoppins-]

I mean, it’s not a lie lol. You CAN get syphilis without having sex.

[@tarnw3301]

Probably say something like syringes, drug addicts dropping it in parks, and something like that. Giving the boy enough reasons to believe he might have gotten it playing at the park.

[@yacinefodil5014]

Lyle really went down since gustavo died

[@ConnorKent428]

This is so sad.

[@gerardorodriguez7858]

I dont think the kid needed to know. What for? Who does that help? Yes it's his right to know the truth but this truth is so horrrific that it could literally destroty him. The mother was 100% right on lying to him. Yes, he may eventually find out or have the trauma come to the surface, but I think in this situation I would rather gamble it.

[@ConnorKent428]

I think he deserved to know and he was clearly traumatized in some capacity from the experience.

[@kalliemoore5153]

Keep your hands off my son know the bigger question and decision that should have been is he should have school that his son for doing that

[@kevinwaag9976]

I had no memory of this episode....

[@samueldeandrade8535]

A birthday party without music? Wow.

[@pastryprince1]

So strange to see this...and unexpected. My father died from Burkitt's lymphoma in 1990, and apparently now it is treatable.

[@heron6445]

Isn't it Lyle from Better Call Saul? Sure Gus took care of the poor clown

[@proudpolish548]

Hey, is that Lyle from Better Call Saul?

[@ALYSSAAAAHHHHH]

yeah i think it is!

[@simonemiller9359]

“Following ur heart is easy, following ur brain is tough.” 😢

[@god-rj5wf]

i get that it was 2004 and i have the benefit of living in the future relative to when House MD was made, but i'm just saying this for posterity; *_they 100% should've told that kid what happened._* no child escapes abuse unscathed IRL. he would have deep psychological scars that need to be addressed, and not knowing why he feels that way would cause even more problems. in fact, the trauma is already present. forgetting/blocking out an experience like that is actually sign of severe trauma, but the body keeps the score. so yeah, just in case anyone out their finds themselves in a situation like this (which i surely hope you don't) it's best to put your child in therapy anyways. pretending like it didn't happen isn't the same as it _not_ happening. the kid still needs help.

[@TheGuyvatzian]

This episode actually came out in 2011

[@Limrasson]

He would find out anyway too, I mean who wouldn't google what they had every now and then?

[@untitled5847]

I know someone who went had traumatic amnesia and when she remembered what happened to her, it broke her. It's horrifying seeing someone you love deteriorate so quickly,we almost lost her. They should have told him, and got him therapy to prepare him and have him learn to handle his trauma

[@untitled5847]

Cause whether he eventually remembers or not, it will still affect him

[@MrShadowRaiden]

i wouldnt say they should have but i do think the mother should have now started after this taking him to therapy he needs an actual professional to pull out that past not some doctor after he has just been in the hospital

[@LadyBelladonnaStorm]

Who is the actor who played the father? I know I’ve seen him somewhere before, but I can’t quite place him. It’s gonna drive me nuts!

[@naataliesb]

Jim Gleason

[@LadyBelladonnaStorm]

@@naataliesb Awesome. Thank you. I knew I’d seen him before, but I couldn’t remember where. He played a guest role in one of my favorite TV shows.

[@optronixatron]

​​@TallieRealPretty Michael Cross from We're Alive?! Edit: I just listened to his scenes, and the voice was instantly recognizable. That is Michael Cross!

[@MrMonkey2150]

‘Is it a dead animal’ If something like that happens then you kinda gotta embrace it and say ‘well it is now’

[@rachelh2731]

House looks incredibly handsome here.

[@CS-ki5uf]

The EYEBROWS!!

[@user-tw8wt8hj1b]

Can yall make this free full episodes

[@EnixForce]

he made it and became a manager at a chicken restaurant

[@SBayrd]

wouldnt the mom have it too???

[@Gumbocinno]

House usually makes the doctors tell the patients/parents or whatever. Did the boy find out the truth in the end, or did they keep it a secret?

[@spinmaster0]

I am not sure if it is his place to mention the abuse, only that he had the disease. So he either lied about how he got or he didn't tell the patient at all. The parents will have to make that decision but it's not in the episode. The fact that the parents were there suggests that he is underage so maybe he would have had to get their permission?

[@_adrian_sean]

The doctors didn't tell him but I'm assuming from the way the mom looked so scared she knows she's going to have to

[@darrenmcintosh326]

Horrible kids and parents

[@chloeedmund4350]

That poor young man.

[@rurirotaru516]

While the bio dad is a monster no question about that. Mom is also a villian. She claims she was doing it to protect him. But she wasn't. Her son would have died if the step dad hadn't called the bio dad. The doctors needed the info they couldn't get otherslwise. But she would rather keep pretending he's dead then do what ever it takes to save her child. Also his trama from what his dad did isn't gone. The whole episode it is quite cleqr he may not remember it because his mind repressed the memories but they are srill there. Just hiding out of sight in the shadows pulling on strings and still affecting him. And she ignored it cause it was more convient for her.

[@NeonMedusaVI]

That's what I was thinking. Withholding medically relevant information and almost killed your son

[@venjiemin5370]

I feel like people dont really understand what a villain is. In a story sense, the father is the villain as you said he’s the monster. The mother is a human. She’s more gray if anything. If your gonna pin it on the mom- she was just dumb if anything. She saw that her son idolized their father to an extreme degree. You did not see the whole episode, the son literally became a street clown because he thought dad walked out on him. If she admits it, then dad gets arrested and her son lives with the fact he was touched by someone he idolized. The saying of the show is “everybody lies” not “everybody lies without a reason.”

[@alexandramoyer8785]

@@venjiemin5370and don’t claim someone didn’t watch the whole episode just because they have a different opinion than yours

[@venjiemin5370]

@@alexandramoyer8785 either they didnt watch the episode in its entirety or only recapped what they saw in the clipshow. Their argument boils down to that its somehow easy for the mother to lie. How? She doesnt get anything? The point of her argument and the b plot is that she made a choice but she wasnt the villain.

[@user-rh8ji4nl3j]

Like House said, the heart said to tell him the truth while your brain telling you he is better off without knowing. Both the mom and doctors just follows their brain (and maybe they can wait at the right time to tell him when he is not lying on the bed sick).

[@raizahasmath5580]

2nd! So, how did the conversation went from living relatives blood matches to his schooling though?!

[@realteamwall]

you were actually 5th not second

[@londonm3161]

are there any living relatives we could test for a bone marrow match --> he may need a bone marrow transplant --> how serious is his condition? --> how long will it keep him out of school? --> it doesn't matter how long I'm out of school mom, I wanna get my GED --> but what about college? you're smart and if you keep your grades up.... hope this helps

[@gabrielduran3305]

well if you listen to the dialogue

[@raizahasmath5580]

@@londonm3161 Thank you very much 🥰

[@raizahasmath5580]

@@realteamwall No... I commented after 14 minutes of posting. And, there was only one comment '1st'

[@pianofreak101]

In what world would doctors leave a hospital to go contact the patients's runaway Father ....

[@syahrulfauzi6344]

ow thats disgusting Father you have there

[@kinglinus3708]

So if he was treated back then he would been ok

[@PrincessZaire100]

He was treated back then

[@autumncoerver6645]

So wait….what did the drs tell him was the cause of his syphillis if they didn’t tell him he was abused and he had never had sex?

[@Georgia7Pap]

This show is sooo out of reality. Doctors left their shift to go and and find the dad. Then House tells them to start him on chemo without any of the test for cancer. And then he could tell from how the father walked that he molested his son? I mean what the actual f*ck?

[@youtubwatcher]

Welcome to House MD

[@retzerclan4345]

Am I remembering correctly that the mom ended up telling him?

[@quakeknight9680]

Bruh why did Gus fire Lyle.

[@giorgioandgiorgio7287]

Wow that kid is going to jail

[@danielengelmann3791]

Not sure House should have joked at the end when the stepfather asked “is it true?” And House knowing full well what the stepfather meant goes on a dumbass joke/comment. Whoever wrote this episode had no idea who House is

[@heartsmyfaceforever8140]

Imagine watching your kid sac someone and getting mad at them reacting .

[@gleefan3376]

I love that Charlene Yi plays a doctor in this. I cant get this is 40 out of my head when she was addicted to oxy and called it "oxy kitten" and then meowed. 😅