Finding His Softer Side | House M.D.

A patient who has a condition called genetic mosaicism or both male and female DNA is finally told by the Boy's parents with pressure from Thirteen.
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Season 5 Episode 16 "The Softer Side"
The team encounters a teenage boy (Dominic Scott Kay) who collapsed from severe pelvic pain after playing basketball. The boy was born with a condition called genetic mosaicism (46, XX/XY), or both male and female DNA, and the boy's parents inform House and the team that the boy is unaware of his condition. They chose a gender for him when he was born and raised him accordingly. However, when his condition worsens and his life is threatened, the parents wonder whether they made the right decision. Meanwhile, Cuddy and Wilson suspect something is wrong with House when he starts acting way too nice.
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[@nickwarren9007]

Overprotecting your kids WILL backfire. Protect them from the things that are worth protecting them from. Otherwise, you might as well have them live in a bubble.

[@pacrat6271]

Nick Warren I can vouch for this My cousins, a few friends, and me to an extent we’re all very shielded and now we either smoke, are gay or bi(not saying it’s wrong just that our parents tried to prevent it or disagree with it), have depression, have self harmed, and do shit we shouldn’t (i mean none of us are that bad but it is usually to rebel) What I’m saying is being over protective pushes kids away

[@FRENCHIZE420]

Watch bubble boy with Jake Gyllenhaal. A great movie with a pretty important lesson.

[@nickwarren9007]

@@FRENCHIZE420 yeah, that movie pretty much proves my point.

[@ApexAZnn]

Sheltered, over protected kids end up being the best liars. I can confirm that.

[@freezesociety1120]

@@ApexAZnn It's the truth

[@alym7430]

There are only two genders: dancing and basketball

[@splattercatbambi4965]

There are actually 3: Ford, Chevy, and Dodge

[@mayfriend2959]

Chad from High School Musical supports this message

[@sandrapd3247]

Troy Bolton would disagree

[@elizaevans2345]

But my gender is basketball, what now?

[@schechter01]

@@splattercatbambi4965 There's a 4th one: Prius. It's the most feminine of all.

[@interviolet6675]

The Mother is Deadass the one who 'wants to talk to the Manager'

[@usefulidiot3776]

i'm dead af XD

[@Ryder-wt9tk]

I just gave you your thousandth like. Your welcome

[@ediegarrett9979]

Goddammit Karen!

[@jinglelim6731]

Black Dahlia KAREN

[@pyromaniac2104]

Best part is she actually talks to the manager in this and nothing happened!

[@Nakima666]

What the mom is saying: He's not ready for this. What the mom is really thinking: I'm not ready for this.

[@infinitesauce8206]

yeaah...

[@mackansw]

EXACTLY!

[@marlonrando9272]

Yes. Very good.

[@gabrielgzz7585]

You could also see it like this... the doctor robbed the family of the chance of sitting down with his son and properly talking to him about his condition when he’s a bit older and able to understand properly what is happening. The doctor disregarded the mother’s wishes which is a offense to her profession, it’s not right no matter what she might feel the parents know the child better than her and have their reasons

[@Nakima666]

@@gabrielgzz7585 I never said that the doctor was in the right for telling them, though. The problem is that the kid could tell that something was going on, and the parents weren't doing anything to help that process because they themselves were too scared/ashamed. A kid needs their parents most when something goes wrong, but these parents weren't stepping up and being there for their kid. The mom should be angry for the doctor saying something, yes, but she could also be freaking out because now she actually has to do something about her kid rather than pretending that everything is okay. It's a complex issue, sure, but actually acknowledging the problem is the first step in getting anything resolved. The parents weren't even doing that. Keep in mind that the parents' attitude about their kid almost killed him.

[@emmanueljohnson589]

Love it when House says “you give birth to a freak of nature, doesn’t mean you can treat him like one” he is so blunt lol

[@parahumanoid]

He said that in kid's presence. That is not blunt, it's rude and asshole-grade all the way.

[@Venetii_]

@@parahumanoid No it's not. A 'freak of nature' is simply something that is very, very unlikely to happen (unnatural). He isn't saying the child's a freak, he's being blunt by calling the parents out on treating their child like a freak. Try to understand before you comment calling him rude and an asshole.

[@parahumanoid]

@@Venetii_, do you seriously believe that attaching "of nature" to a loaded term applied to a kid in his presence makes it all OK? I don't.

[@Venetii_]

@@parahumanoid dude. It's a definition. He's saying the child's condition, having both male and female DNA, is not very common, a freak of nature. Quit being so emotional and realise that 'freak of nature' is not a loaded term. Grow up and try to understand the scene, thank you :)

[@parahumanoid]

@@Venetii_, in that case, a freak is just an abbreviation of the same notion. And historically, it is. Might just as well use that. I don't need growing up, I'm old enough to know what constitutes complete lack of care for the feelings of those around, when they are in a vulnerable state. Also, when I say he's an asshole, I am not being overly emotional. I am voicing my judgement on this behavior. I have the right to just by the virtue of being a free man.

[@avinashb4925]

What kind of maniac gives kids suicidal poems for assignment

[@graceswan4353]

My english class did that

[@Marshall_Thompson]

Edward Allen Poe was one of the greatest poets in American history, so naturally his incredibly depressing and macabre pieces of literature are commonly taught within English classes.

[@avinashb4925]

@@Marshall_Thompson should be 16+

[@Marshall_Thompson]

@@avinashb4925 I think I was introduced to Poe in 4th grade...

[@avinashb4925]

@@Marshall_Thompson messed up man, exactly my point.

[@darkohunter5739]

"we were just trying to protect you" the most annoying cliche

[@nqk_0662]

*BS alarm RINGING*

[@Mayakran]

I love how the kid is upset and scared and his mom just throws excuses at him (and shifts the blame gdi woman)

[@glitterrave453]

How can you protect your kid but when you tell them later then you crash harder because they kept it from you for so long

[@tahunuva4254]

@Chicken nuggets they say it in real life too :/

[@Tigressa101]

At least here House actually calls them out on the cliche and rubs their face into it

[@Tesla_Death_Ray]

You know it's a dad on american tv because he's wearing a t shirt with a plaid shirt over it.

[@natalieruth5810]

or its house 😂

[@big0sro0boss]

I'm 24 and I dress like this..

[@angelapritchett7391]

My husband goes to work everyday dressed like that lol

[@53suzaku]

Looked down and I'm wearing exactly that. Whoops

[@petrosadamopoulos9550]

Fail, I dress like this every time my next shirt on the stack has a plaid pattern. I'm far from Murricah.

[@joeykelly5642]

The kid is actually a pretty good actor.

[@abigaildeeks8328]

Joey Kelly it’s the same kid who played young Dexter

[@scragar]

@@abigaildeeks8328 According to Wikipedia there's only 4 actors that have played a young Dexter: Maxwell Huckabee, Nicholas Vigneau, Dominic Janes, and Devon Gray's. None of these have ever had a roll in House M.D.

[@randallflagg3700]

@@abigaildeeks8328 - Lies, Dominic Scott Kay didn't play in *Dexter* .

[@domoniquerobinson3196]

Yeah he is.

[@lindasmith6316]

@@scragar *role.

[@TheKnightDrag0n]

Man, that poor kid would be fine without that crazy woman as a mother.

[@rsrt6910]

I think that's all that's available in the modern western world.

[@RaelgunXIII]

Rs Rt Hey now, not all of us are short on brain cells. Just most.

[@aamgdp]

r/entitledparents

[@nihalmohammed6674]

Are you a teenager maybe .?

[@crimsonpotemkin]

every woman is at least a little bit crazy when it concerns her children. The problem here is that the father should've been objective, reassuring and should've take the lead. This guy is like a domesticated cat, pretty spineless. He listened to his wife every step of the way, should have taken the initiative instead.

[@potaterjim]

"He likes to dance and writes poems" "I'm afraid he's caught the Gay."

[@ohnonoarmy4524]

potaterjim you legend

[@caracaes]

If I was in doubt about being gay or straight, having Olivia Wilde so close to me like that would clear that doubt immediately...

[@sierradelossantos6256]

He does have a crush on one of his friends who is a guy and he was also born with girls and boys chromosomes plus it doesn't matter if he is gay

[@Bonker_]

@NihilisticEntropy Oh no almost like the joke is that that is a stereotype. Holy smokes I guess understanding the joke must make me a homophobe too huh?

[@krngameender6820]

NihilisticEntropy tbh that seems pretty gay

[@GrippingRaccoon7109]

13 was in the right the whole time. He deserved to know. Mom says "he's not ready" next thing you know he 14 "he's not ready" 18 years old he finds out and never speaks to his parents again.

[@Ebunoluwa13]

Whether the kid deserves to know or not it was not her place or her business, she was out of order

[@MrWTFgameplay]

Ebunoluwa13 then you could make the argument that the parents were never in the right to NOT tell him since it wasn’t their place to decide since it was his body. The kid never even got the chance to choose to wanna know or regret knowing because it was held from him.

[@Ebunoluwa13]

@@MrWTFgameplay As a minor they can decide for him and even though they should have told him the truth, they are his family and they care about him. 13 is a stranger that can't mind her own business, no matter the scenario she had NO right to tell him

[@monarch_9634]

@@Ebunoluwa13 and it's also illegal for a doctor to lie to their patients

[@Yetaxa]

@@Ebunoluwa13 she didn't tell him She just refused to lie to him

[@laurablair287]

How was 13 supposed to know that it was a homework assignment and not a suicide note? She doesn`t even know Jackson personally, they were harsh on her for no reason.

[@charleenlangley8709]

True, true. And if, by chance, it were not a homework assignment and they ignored it? They'd be in trouble.

[@vilwarin5635]

How were the parents ignorant of their own child homework? My own parents used to ask me and my brother about the teachers and the classes, just to know if everything was ok. How on Earth didn´t they had a conversation about suicide notes homework?

[@Kpba32]

@@vilwarin5635 because not every parent asks their kid about homework or school

[@dxyeart7318]

@@vilwarin5635 Also not every kid tells them every detail of every project, he might've told them he has to write a poem if they did ask

[@blindpeopledostuff3587]

Laura Blair and why is the homework at home? Shit should be at school.

[@ezekielproctor7858]

He's not a boy or a girl... He's lupus

[@babykangaroo199]

He's the living embodiment of lupus

[@s1k1t1]

Ha wtf lol

[@rsrt6910]

It's never Lupus.

[@tinalamardion6126]

🤦🏼‍♀️ ohhh thé lupus jokes again

[@neilneedham9837]

👌

[@akaimo32]

"I will stay away from the kid" "NO YOU ARE NOT. In about 15 minutes you are the only one that kid is gonna trust. If he needs a hand to hold make sure yours is available" I dont know why but I love this lil bit of dialogue right here.

[@harvest4peace]

can i keep you

[@elistari1050]

I read this as it came on.

[@fenixchief7]

Yep. One of Cuddys best moments. Had 13s back and the kids.

[@DeathnoteBB]

It’s really sweet, and shows she’s more worried about her patients than how the hospital looks to the parents.

[@dontwitty1656]

@@fenixchief7 and walked it back, some time later, with an attitude filled- I didn't do it for you

[@VadiseDeHanyou]

"He's not ready for this" To be honest, I'm pretty sure no one is ready to hear they have genital mosaicism. . .

[@arisymphony]

Genetic. Being intersex isn't traumatic on its own.

[@rsrt6910]

His condition is terminal. No sense in prolonging the inevitable, he only has another seventy, maybe ninety years tops.

[@RaelgunXIII]

Rs Rt XD

[@loura246]

@Thomas Vatz being intersex doesnt necessarily mean that you have mixed genetalia. Sometimes it presents in more subtle ways. It's a genetic condition, characterized by a genotype, not set phenotypic traits

[@khorps4756]

Loura Canisara give examples

[@Names_buck]

Funny how the mom starts off with "what you've done to ME" which shows how self absorbed she is

[@Nehasupnfan]

Smart piece of writing there

[@lachlanroche1373]

I love how House is always the one to walk in the room, tell everyone they’re dumb. Explains what the problem and it’s okay and walks out again

[@StCreed]

I worked with someone like that. If they're not a sociopath that's great - you can learn a lot from someone like that.

[@largol33t1]

House probably invented the mic drop!

[@feyyazkasl8640]

@@StCreed i literally think that All the time

[@fenixchief7]

@@largol33t1 more of a cane drop but yes.

[@sebastianrussso6958]

-Enters the room -Calls everyone a blittering idiot -Proceeds to explain in great detail why everyone is a blittering idiot -Everybody is shocked -Says a hurtful and ironic yet valuable phrase for reflection -Refuses to elaborate further -Leaves

[@SteveCowlishaw]

The mother blaming 13 as if it's not even the mothers fault for lying in the first place? I might be weird, but I'd just take the blame for what I did.

[@nehpetsaaa]

Sadly this actually happens a lot in reality.

[@ilterciobrunodantas7494]

@@nehpetsaaa A LOT! 😂

[@ThePatrickis]

It was thirteens fault though

[@ladydovedove2240]

@@ThePatrickis technically it wasn't she just told the kid if they wanted answers ask their parents which is really what a child should do

[@ThePatrickis]

@@ladydovedove2240 "technically" she bnrought up the fact that it wasn't vitamins and told the kid to ask his parents about it when she was under strict instructions to not let the kid know about his condition. You're dead wrong on all accounts, love your picture though. Very cute

[@shrikadhir5897]

we are not here to make him happy we are here to diagnose him lol house is definitely a doctor

[@kwl189]

He's not wrong though. Was glad to see 13 not make any movement into his personal life because FFS how anyone can help the kid find his comfort zone is anyone's guess. This is a unique situation.

[@christinaz.271]

You know the saying "Parents know what's best for you" - that episode proves the opposite...

[@SGN_Maximo]

Spot on , sister. I couldn't agree more!

[@rsrt6910]

Yeah, but the saying never says WHICH parents.

[@jerrybobteasdale]

BS. Parents usually know what's best. This was a story on a TV show that specializes in dramatizing rare, tricky questions. This story's one, extremely rare, set of circumstances does NOT prove that parents aren't the best resource for a kid. Of course parents know best ...usually.

[@andrjuska9556]

Some parents suck. But many more parents _do_ know what's best for their child.

[@fixafix69]

@@jerrybobteasdale -Antivax parents -People who let their kid play football and then have cerebral commotion for the rest of their lives -Tony stark the father of Peter Parker -Timmy Turner's parents -Brutus and Cesar -Magneto the father of Scarlett witch and quicksilver -STALIN

[@ChaseTerrier]

As a person who was born with a severe speech impediment, I love when House said "you give birth to a freak of nature, doesn’t mean you can treat him like one”.

[@MissCaraMint]

Honestly I think the truth is that we are all freeks. Some are just so good at hiding it that it makes those who can’t feel like they are alone.

[@bloodaonadeline8346]

having a speech impediment doesn’t make you a freak of nature or a freak of any kind.

[@i.147]

@@bloodaonadeline8346 neither does intersexuality

[@WingMaster562]

@@bloodaonadeline8346 definetly feels like one when you have it and try speaking to a stranger.

[@officerpolarbear8670]

I love that dialogue too. It shows how House thinks and what people think about his actions. On the surface he seems cruel, cold, objective, and rude, which he is, but the reason he does the things he does and says the things he says is because be cares about the people around and wants them to understand things as well as he does.

[@river7874]

"He's not ready for this" No, YOU'RE not ready for this. Projecting your own insecurities on your kid? Disgusting.

[@realdude332]

Acting...

[@joonassippola4064]

@@Mixcoatl which is a thing that happens in real life. no shit its a show everybody knows.

[@ZeddicusTheMage]

What's disgusting is the promotion of bullshit politics.

[@rhodesianwojak2550]

lol settle down mate

[@SlimTheydy]

@@Mixcoatl my family was like that, it's very real, parents aren't the best

[@robertjensen4541]

the mom basically just doesnt want to tell the kid the truth because shes afraid. they should have told him as soon as he was old enough to understand the difference between boys and girls

[@jillibeens57]

Just like parents need to let their child grow up knowing they're adopted (if they are). Some things should never, ever be kept from a child, their health and paternity status.

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

After working in healthcare for some time, I've come to see Cuddy in a whole new light. Lisa Edelstein NAILED it. Being the boss in this sort of environment means being able to roll with the madness the pops up on a daily or even hourly basis without losing track of everything else going on. You cannot babysit one employee all day every day. Cuddy is surprisingly realistic.

[@Leenapanther]

I loved that one episode from Cuddy's POV.

[@dontwitty1656]

@@Leenapanther diagnostics is a chaotic spinning wheel of fortune; each member of the team sees through the eyes of their discipline, not a bad thing let's them focus on that significant set of symptoms/ causes or causes and symptoms. The oh you have a headache and nausea so, is the headache causing the nausea or is the nausea causing the headache merry-go-round. House sees the overall picture by listening to the puzzle makers and cuddy has to manage him and overall experience, with him usually, usually means he's right

[@pastykake897]

Daddy comes home and immediately solves the case, haha

[@Alex-jg2bc]

Did you just call House daddy cause same

[@leandrorampim5344]

Oh yeah, no sweat

[@forestsagehamilton645]

Still pissed off at the mom for not taking something that might have been a suicide poem seriously. Just because he wasn't suicidal, doesn't mean it hurts to help check.

[@solidmoon8266]

Thirteen wasn't going to lie to a patient, parents get mad, she does everything possible to help him, parents still mad. Parents get told that their over-reaction caused a misdiagnosis that nearly killed the kid, they still mad. Some parents just are so ignorant, ya its their kid but that doesn't magically let them over rule everyone in regards to the kids well being. A pretty poetic episode to show that parents can make mistakes and be ignorant with good intentions.

[@Destroyer2150]

"The road to destruction is paved with good intentions"

[@psychohist]

being ignorant is why parents take their kids to doctors, since doctors are supposed to be less ignorant.

[@kkdpsudpsu]

isn’t it road to hell is paved with good intention 🤔

[@avahxnley685]

@@Destroyer2150 i remember it as a lyric from and Of Mice And Men song "The road to hell is paved with good intentions and apathy, what did you expect when common sense is your enemy"

[@FargonNemeloc]

-And Aquilles?, who fought to the last with love? -By the thousands has love parted so many shades from the world above Dante and Virgil, Dante's inferno, circle of lust

[@keza108]

How I imagine the end scene going Dad: Did you hear that, you're going to be fine Son: No thanks to you dipshits. Mother: Rushing out, crying and complaining again

[@fatimakhan4671]

This kid must be part of his school's losers club.

[@Venetii_]

@@fatimakhan4671 wtf? What's wrong with you?

[@fatimakhan4671]

@@Venetii_ It's a reference to the 'It' movie.

[@Venetii_]

@@fatimakhan4671 Aahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh wow I feel like such an idiot, soz

[@janesmith699]

Losers Club ftw! ❤️

[@shai.loves.tacos.]

so weird to see House clean-shaven & not using a cane

[@jsmithers.]

He's on heroin.

[@bakarenibsheut12]

@@jsmithers. More specifically, methadone.

[@myshreksbox]

It was explained in season 2 or 3 he doesn’t need the Cane or the viacadin(this is a season I haven’t seen yet) he just uses both as an emotional crutch and to get sympathy from patients

[@jsmithers.]

@@myshreksbox lol no

[@padelistrougas1532]

@@jsmithers. μπακογιανμης

[@GanonGhidorah]

This is one of the most interesting episode of House. The kid has simple dehydration - if they brought him into the clinic on any other episode, House would've pegged that in under half a minute, got the kid of fluids and sent him on his way. But _this_ particular episode...It wasn't just the parents' paranoia - House has dealt with difficult parents before, and he's managed to shut them down in the past. No...This episode is interesting because House lost his _edge._ He's on Methadone - Heroin without the high as he puts it. It completely eliminates the pain in his leg. Without that pain, House doesn't need to focus on the puzzle to ignore it - without the focus, House doesn't see things. And because he's not fighting back his temper due to the pain, he's acting nicer... It was because House was _nice_ to these people that nearly got the kid killed... The end of the episode has House come to this realization and he goes off the Methadone. It's sad because it's one of the many times that seems to confirm that House can either be a brilliant Doctor or he can _not be in pain_ - ...but he can't have _both._ It honestly kind of makes the season where he goes to rehab and gets clean to be rather frustrating.

[@anthonyortiz350]

Why is that frustrating?

[@ElMoShApPiNeSs]

@@anthonyortiz350 Read the last paragraph again slowly.

[@megatronusorionpax4900]

Thing is his leg wasn't always like that right? And he was still brilliant before so why would he be worse now? Cause either way, he figured it out

[@jugiery]

The season where he goes to rehab showed that he can detox... But the pain is always there. He seeks high by continuing to solve his puzzles. However, he is used to using drugs as a way to cope, hence he returned to it when is overwhelmed with emotions (failed to save the women under the building) and when he is back to his miserable self (post breakup)

[@MisterDenisTT]

That is a n interesting concept. Interesting to see how it applies in other matters too.

[@ninabaskov5784]

Why does nobody talks about the fact of House looking freaking hot shaved and finally wearing a suit properly?

[@renatablinde9403]

Nina Baskov literally 😍

[@infinitesauce8206]

oh yes

[@_D_E_V_A]

Yeah it's like suddenly Stuart Little's dad became a Doctor 🤔

[@MissCaraMint]

Oh he does, but I’ve seem Hugh Laurie enough to know that he looks good like that.

[@MaxwellsDemon9]

nope he looks way better with the beard

[@RikuVA]

Can we talk about how amazingly respectful the series handled a story about an intersex child?

[@catbeara]

I was honestly shocked. 😅

[@agirlwithdreams15]

RikuSenpai You should see the one with the intersex teenager. That was fucked up

[@LordPyro25]

ronnie. og yeah, that episode about the patient with Androgen immunity really missed the mark, but to be fair that was an early episode. This one handled it a lot better

[@ParanoidBobby]

@Saoirse O'Reilly She drugged and seduced her father so she can blackmail him and do whatever she wants, ps there's only 2 genders

[@justfood48]

But then there’s also the episode with the model who House kept referring to as “he” when they figured out her ovaries were actual cancerous testes

[@victorcabanelas]

Loved how House spotted 13 and Foreman's relationship just from details.

[@darthimperious1594]

I just want to say that thank God Cuddy stood up to those parents when they wanted 13 off the case. Too many managers bend over backwards for "the customer" rather than do the right thing.

[@peachydarl]

yeah she did good. we mostly see her being the person who has to say no to house which is frustrating as viewers as we want house to always get his way. and because he is usually right (eventually) it can make her look weak/ineffective - even though she is just following protocol which she has to do. but the reality is she's quick, capable, fair and good at dealing with the mess that house's and his team make. its moments like this where we see that properly

[@WaryJester]

Intersex people, or hermaphrodites, are completely natural. Make sure your child is aware of their biological condition, so they can choose their own hormone treatments or lack-there-of. There are so many intersex people who make others aware of the consequences of parent choosing their hormones for them. Parents are supposed guide their children, not drag the kids down the path they want them to walk. Edit: let me clarify for Patrick Nyman; let children be aware of their biological condition until they are OLD ENOUGH to make their own decisions. A lot of intersex people who's parents/doctor picked their hormones ended up transitioning to the other (or original) gender. Dont use horomone therapy until they can pick it for themselves or there is a legit medical reason like death or something.

[@khorps4756]

everything is natural, captain obvious

[@WaryJester]

@@khorps4756 You'd be surprised at the amount of people who dont realize the definition of 'natural' is 'occurring in nature'. They confuse 'natural' with 'normal' or 'common'. What's obvious to us isnt always obvious to others. And those people usually shame or pity them and want to 'fix their problems'. There is so much misinformation and misunderstandings about this. And, off topic, I assume you're in 6th grade?

[@khorps4756]

Boo Beez and also seem to think that the artificial is separate from the natural which leads to this idea that we're a pest or that we're not superior to all other known organisms. also your assumption is incorrect

[@WaryJester]

@@khorps4756 1. Humans are currently overpopulating the earth, and that causes problems to the environment, but I wouldn't call us a pest. Especially when we're slowly making progress to change the negative effects that will eventually kill us all. 2. 'Artificial' is literally defined as "made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy of something natural." 3. Humans are only superior in our ability to reason and retain information. That doesn't make us superior to all beings on this planet. Falcons are superior in their eyesight, squirrels are superior in agility, and cockroaches are superior in not dying when you want them to. 4. I assume 6th grade because I haven't heard 'captain obvious' since I was like 12. Grow the fuck up, ya blueberry fucknut.

[@WaryJester]

@@khorps4756 Also, all I said was let your intersex kid pick which hormone they want or dont want. I have no idea why you think that I think humans are pests.

[@huuamai8151]

1:12 "every teenager feels different." And here's your chance to help one of those kids!

[@Sleep_is_delicious]

They picked a great actress for the mother. Those of us who felt annoyance with her probably has either personally experienced or has heard from friends who have experiences overly protective/clingy parents.

[@MaxwellsDemon9]

actually she was just narcissistic and self-serving

[@gabe6222]

Show: *do you feel like a girl?* Me: u h o h . . . Show: (*handles it well*) Me: oh.

[@a.j.2362]

I never understood that question. How are you supposed to feel like if you're a girl or a boy? Is it like feeling mad or happy? So confusing.

[@g.s.651]

A. J. It’s hard to explain. You just... kind of know. People are who they are; just like some people prefer blue over red, or classical music over rock, it’s just how they are. Some people need to experiment before they can feel sure-sometimes they just... don’t find one they fit completely or, they don’t even fit any. The latter cases are genderfluidity and agenderism respectively.

[@TheYoutubaki]

@@a.j.2362 I'm a trans guy, I'd like to explain it as best as I can. I grew up female and I was expected to do stereotypically "feminine" things, like being graceful, playing with other girls, being cute, playing with "girl's toys" (like dolls), like boys, wear makeup, wear women's clothes, etc. But, even though I tried to fit into that role as hard as I could, it never "felt right". I had always felt like I wasn't supposed to be doing all these things. It's like being somewhere where you feel you don't belong. Instead, when I did stereotypical "boyish" things, I felt a lot better. This is what many people call "dysphoria". When people say they "feel like a boy", they usually mean that they feel more comfortable, confident and content with behaving as a boy and being accepted by society as one. I could go on talking about this for ages but I don't want this comment to be a million words long, so I wrote some examples. I hope I helped, have a nice day! :)

[@a.j.2362]

@@TheYoutubaki Now I'm even more confused. If you were allowed to do all that as a girl than you wouldn't feel like a boy? I mean I've never acted girly or wore makeup or dresses or played with girl toys growing up and it was whatever to everyone else. So maybe it's your parents being too strict about those things? What do you think?

[@TheYoutubaki]

@@a.j.2362 It's not about what others make you do, it's about how you feel when you act as a girl. That's what we call "gender identity". Someone who identifies as a girl usually has no problems fitting into that role. But someone who identifies as a boy feels dysphoric when trying to fit into the social role of a girl.

[@awaisumar5609]

I love it when House sums it up in one sentence while everybody else require almost the whole episode. "Its not a good idea to treat him like one"

[@BigMnotia]

One episode of House addressed the issue of suicide, gender stereotypes, and over protective parenting. This is one of the greatest shows of all time.

[@badaboom8843]

netflix like moppppe cant handle

[@Destroyer2150]

That's because it was treated as something normal and common. Instead of the typical show that play with these topics in an over the top way...

[@garlicxlr]

6:44 "Oh I'm so sorry that I didn't know my own son well enough to know he wasn't suicidal when a complete stranger told me he was! Oh wait... That was YOU!"

[@willam9421]

I really love it when House makes the parents feel stupid.....the sooner the kid (or any kid) hear of their condition the sooner they can accept it and understand it.....just my opinion

[@Ssylphie]

“You gave birth to a freak of nature. Doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to treat him like one.” That is just... powerful.

[@Arkalius80]

When someone claims their justification for lying to someone they care about is that they were just trying to protect them, what they really mean is they were protecting themselves. It ultimately hurts both people and damages the relationship.

[@Aaron-pv8vm]

I love that last line from House. so heartwarming.

[@pranayvenkatesh8815]

Guys, I'm a professional doctor-dude-guy. I can tell you FOR SURE, with 100% accuracy- Genetic mosaicism = lupus no doubt. They should've run an ANA to confirm and started him on prednisone.

[@pranayvenkatesh8815]

@Lydia-Mary Haverstock why thank you

[@ct92404]

Dang it. I have an autoimmune disease and, unfortunately, I know all too well what ANA is :/ Where is House when I need him?

[@lepredator189]

First of all, shut up. He was already on anti-inflammatories. Plus that was not his immediate problem. I'd call to serious question your clinical acumen.

[@Einsteinguppy]

@@lepredator189 he's joking lol

[@chariot5154]

He's not a girl, he's what he feels like. Liking dance more than basketball doesn't mean you're a girl bruh. But at least if he wants to become a girl it will be easier I guess

[@rev1714]

@3 AM Paranormale e Horror human is a male if he has xy chromosomes. Human is a female if she has xx chromosomes. Its not about vagine or testicles. Hermaphrodites have something like xxy(IM NOT SURE, correct me if i'm wrong), which means that they are both male and female

[@chariot5154]

@3 AM Paranormale e Horror are you dumb or you didn't watch the video? He has both of them! He can at least choose

[@boogerrrrr]

I don't get why the mother didn't let him do dance... Like there are tons of boy dancers and it wouldn't affect her wanting him to be a boy anyway. Just too controlling bleh

[@skyblanket4000]

@@rev1714 yeah, intersex is a lot more than that. there is a ton of other conditions, many of them having xx or xy chromosomes. for example i have xy chromosomes and my anatomy was completely feminized in the womb, so no one questioned that my chromosomes were xx until i was 11 and had a karyotype test.

[@ZeldagigafanMatthew]

"He's not a girl, he's what he feels like. Liking dance more than basketball doesn't mean you're a girl bruh." says more about society and gender stereotypes than anything.

[@Devizze1]

House just slapped that woman for me😂

[@charm6153]

“Eventually you have to talk to your parents you know?” “No I don’t” Me too dude, me too

[@brandonkey181]

So satisfying for House to finally come in and tell the parents what the other staff didn't want to.

[@psychohist]

Cuddy's "I didn't do it for you" is even harsher honesty than House's.

[@TailsIsDisappointed]

The right side of the patients body is literally softer than the left. He's essentially a raw piece of flesh. Could be Lupus...

[@iamdmc]

It's not lupis... it's lupus

[@user-gl2ss2th3m]

@@iamdmcIt's never lupus

[@vizunalvarez883]

It's Lumbago

[@inayshi]

@@vizunalvarez883 its an oompaloompa

[@shanislost1]

Lord, that mother is so problematic. He had a right to know, he would have as soon as he knew all the differences he would have known anyway.

[@lykafernandez3601]

How is it 13's fault that they hid this important medical issue from their child? The child was already expressing some doubts and he felt there was something wrong. What? How will they keep convincing their kid to take some 'vitamins' for the rest of their life? What if the kid did feel like a 'girl'? But he's a 'boy' so now he's just confused and feel like a freak. Even the dad wanted to come clean. Mom wasn't really worried about the kid --- she said it herself, "what you did to me". Getting into a fight with your son's doctor doesn't really seem like a smart thing to do, especially when said doctor is your best chance at saving your son.

[@PerfectAlibi1]

The pure shock and horror on Dr Hadley's face when she heard the poem was just an English assignment! XD

[@rasberryjamdoughnut2288]

That mother had a lot of blame to throw at 13 for someone who lied to her child just because she couldn't handle the truth

[@TheXtremeDrums]

This kid didn't need House, he needed Professor Oak!

[@christophercrafte]

And than he would ask the name for his grandson

[@katalystkatapatheticalyssa5987]

Underrated comment.

[@Dead-cg1yy]

I always felt bad for thirteen... jesus man she saw at an early age what would happen to her because of her mother, promised her brother she would kill him before it would happen to him too, went to prison for murder and has to pretty much live all of this everyday in the span of a really short life before somebody kills her. And she doesn't open up about any of it to anyone, hell most people don't even know her name... I want to hug her so bad 8,(

[@crimsonpotemkin]

I appreciate Cuddy's wise advice here.

[@adityachaudhry7566]

2:45 This is what makes cuddy a great dean of medicine. She has so much experience and has dealt with so many patients that she knows how to handle such situations whereas the younger doctors struggle.

cuddy spitting out factz straight

[@saleendriver]

I love the shot as he walks out. Perfect words at the perfect time.

[@jackinthebox1993]

I'm so distracted by how beautiful Olivia Wilde is as Dr. Hadley/"Thirteen"

[@cooperknueven346]

Good ups on the dad for standing up and telling the truth.

[@amexicanwhoisverypatriotic2725]

I've always been so impressed with how good the child actors always are in these episodes.

[@Stel298]

House: it’s your overprotectivnes that killed him. Mom: nearly right, I’m not a bad mother!

[@Slemoster]

Love how these parents shit all over the medical staff and the minute House comes back he is puts them in their place with a 30 second conversation lol

[@Pokarot]

House and his medical staff are the ones who fucked up, any idiot doctor would have known to do a GFR before contrast, House has a team of multiple doctors.

[@boscosuriya4284]

For a man who holds"the cold hard reason above all emotions" his notoriety of ignoring protocol and I don't care attitude nonetheless, house sure does have a pretty correct view of life and more often than not, his heart is sure in the right place.

[@ottokarl5427]

I love how the mother basically said "this isn't about you [13], this is about me...I mean my family!"

[@sya286]

Kid was eventually going to find out and be pissed he was given hormones without knowledge for years. 13 was wrong but the truth needed out

[@Destroyer2150]

She had to spill it out. It may has went against what the parents wanted but witholding information from your patient is unethical. You can even see that Cuddy is way more worried about the patient, than what the parents might think.

[@MissCaraMint]

Yeah she couldn’t be complicit it giving him drugs under false pretences. Where I’m from there are laws against that. A child has a right to weigh in on medical desicions concerning them and they must be listenes to and their plinga seriously considered starting at 12.

[@jayshreepatil7791]

House is the BOSS, walks into the room knows what's actually the condition and solves the case.

[@elnombredelarosa3167]

"I'm not here to make him happy". He has a point

[@dominicdigginnursingstuden7833]

Its so cool to see how she talks with him and helps him through this tough time

[@ZectonplaysMC]

I love house's behaviour here it's a breathe of fresh air it's honestly amazing

[@Panwere36]

The mother's selfishness nearly killed her child. She didn't deserve anything less than House's bluntness. Her lies nearly killed her child.

[@fivehundredlux]

The fact that thirteen is bi and she’s the one that is telling him makes this so much better

[@scholachu]

Dominic Scott Kay, the actor who played Jackson here and young Brad in the film Front of the Class. Outstanding child actor to take on such challenging roles.

[@m0ldy137]

House seems like he needs a good nap, a hug, and then a day off

[@gabitex]

Mother bullying 13. House: Okay, that's enough.

[@dennisjordan5917]

Why is suicide “never the answer”? Why are people who didn’t ask to be born obligated to stick around in a world they didn’t agree to be a part of? Once someone kills themselves they are not experiencing anything anymore, so really what people are saying is “you should continue to suffer and live a life you don’t want to live so I don’t have to be sad.”

[@dickottel]

So happy to see someone who thinks like me. Let living organisms choose if they want to stay alive. Otherwise it sounds like life is a punishment. I'm happy for everyone who prefers to stay alive, but I'm not one of them. I understand every person who chose death. My life is lonely and painful all the time. No reason for me to live. I'd love to get peacefully euthanised.

[@dennisjordan5917]

SkoczMiNaPukiel I’m sorry to hear your life doesn’t feel worth living. Just remember that can change, but don’t ever let anybody make you feel bad that it hasn’t. I agree that life can feel like a prison or a punishment when people think they should make you feel like it’s always wrong to end your life. For some reason that is the way people respond instead of trying to help you change your situation to one that is bearable. If you ever need someone to talk to about it let me know, I try not to judge anybody.

[@richardscathouse]

Exactly

[@japooskas]

Lol .. that comment was made to a potentially suicidal teenager .. not really the place for the discussion people are having above

[@dennisjordan5917]

SdSl I was bring up a general point, but I don’t see how someone being a teenager changes anything.

[@LecardeK]

The parents and Cuddy were too hard on 13. Both of those parents read it and even they had no idea it was a homework assignment. Even if they ignored his school work entirely they would still be more familiar with the curriculum than she could ever be.

[@TrainHunter94YT]

That ending line from house hit the spot.

[@pokemagetech]

3:10 - “so I’m a freak?” My response might well be “no, you’re a chimera.”

[@MoonlitPhoenix0]

"hoping to fry my brain to death, I smoked some primo crystal meth" is the best thing I've heard all day

[@happyglowworm2419]

Those lashes mah dude. They're majestic

[@geekjokes8458]

"This isnt the time to start listening to him" HAHAHAHHAHAHAAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAH

[@birdyb6496]

His mom emphasising the “nearly” like it makes it any better. It doesnt.

[@lostinthestorywithjeremymi9385]

It would have been awesome if he'd added that they need to apologize to Thirteen. But basically telling them they were terrible to their kid was good too.

[@Br0nto5aurus]

Conditions your kid is born with and adoption are 2 things parents should never deliberately hide from their children. When these things are discussed from a young age in a matter of fact way, "this is just how things are and there's nothing wrong with that, it's what is", they have a foundation of understanding before they're worried about what other people will think about it.

[@timw.5030]

I want House to be a reality show that runs 24-7 and is watchable foreeever. And I work there, as a 'the' janitor.

[@shadowhawk4164]

You mean as Stan Lee

[@pastasauce5101]

Why is thirteen called thirteen,. I've just realised that thirteen isn't her name

[@thetakengamer4256]

she was candidate thirteen for the job with house, house liked it due to her lucky nature, so it stuck

[@dangshnizzle6929]

She didn't want people using her name initially and thirteen stuck

[@shamelessmoose]

Her real name is Remy Hadley.

[@Mafia_x_Phantom]

And her real real name is Olivia Wilde

[@shamelessmoose]

@@Mafia_x_Phantom Olivia Cockburn actually.

[@BigMoney23223]

Imagine going to the hospital and in walks a woman as drop dead gorgeous as Olivia. I get lost in her beauty

[@joshuacollins9346]

I love how Cuddy and the Karen act like 13 was in the wrong for refusing to tell the kid that his testosterone injection was "vitamins." 13 was 100% in the right to tell him as much, or little, as she did, even if she didn't think the kid was suicidal.

[@latishabuckner8231]

House is unapologetic personified!!!

[@monam5962]

4:54 : 'You don't have to hide behind a mask ' . Me : Tell that to Bruce Wayne .

[@thatonedog819]

Toxoplasmosis wouldn't harm anyone unless you are pregnant

[@Riema505]

It will lead to depression though

[@littlesnowflakepunk855]

it does lead to liking cats tho

[@lexclark7542]

littlesnowflakepunk and risky behaviors

[@alexanderstrickland9036]

It does alter brain chemistry. It’s not especially dangerous but it isn’t a good thing

[@dogoftheg]

Toxoplasmosis is only deadly in patients who are immunocompromised. HIV patients are especially susceptible to toxoplasmosis.

[@ethans7316]

if Olivia wilde is sitting next to you and you are contemplating liking boys, you probably aren't into women LOL

[@vallangaard]

HEY! PARENTS! 06:51 Soooo many people need to hear this.

[@z34rk79]

It's funny that within less than 5 minutes of House returning he shits on everyone with the solution and calls everyone an idiot