John Colapinto's As Nature Made Him was a story pertaining to a set of twin boys, Brian and Bruce, one in which had to undergo a surgical procedure that didn't go right. Ron and Janet, the parents, made this decision without the child’s consent as it was very crucial to his life because it made things go down a totally different path that a young boy was not suited for and shouldn’t have had to go through The twin who had to face critical backlash was Bruce. His parents didn’t wait until he was of age to be able to understand the things that were taking place. He didn’t realize his procedure went wrong but his opinion didn’t matter because his parents went ahead and made a final choice for him. They shouldn’t have done this because he wasn’t
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Money was a sex researcher who suggested the idea of a sex change. The constantly grim parents, Ron and Janet, agreed to this. They were clueless as to what would’ve change not only physically for their child but emotionally and mentally as well. Changing a little boy to a little girl at a young age is a lot to take in; especially if the child is unaware. They didn’t want their son to grow up without being able to do regular masculine things, like sexual activities or even getting married. Although they were thinking of his love life, their son David was still in charge of how he wanted to live his life. His parents were focused on his love life as they said, ‘‘He will have to recognize that he is incomplete, physically defective, and that he must live apart'' (Colapinto 16). They thought of the procedure as a “cure” and went ahead and took Dr. Money’s advice into changing their son to a daughter. They should’ve paused and thought about this decision. Not only was it about changing a child’s gender but it was advice from a doctor who just so happened to be known and failed the same procedure …show more content…
Brenda/David was ridiculed, embarrassed, sad, and lonely. All of this was too much for a child to take in. Dr. Money also did things behind closed doors with the twins that the parents weren’t even aware of. The parents should’ve been aware of everything that was happening at their six year olds’ visits with a sex doctor.
Nevertheless, David ended up marrying a woman, Jane, and adopting her kids. He even got employed in working at a slaughterhouse. The things that happened in his early childhood had one good outcome. He was very sympathetic for girls and women and how they were seen in the world. He knew from a firsthand experience that having to act like a female without one’s own consent, was difficult to go through and felt sorry for them.
In conclusion, his family was left to fix their shattered lives all on their own after everything transpired. The mom, Janet, was depressed as she was in and out of the hospital seeking help. Ron, the father, became an alcoholic and the other twin, Brian, became a thug as he dropped out and attempted to commit suicide. David/Brenda was ridiculed and hurt most of his life but he turned it around and was able to live how he wanted it. The parents should’ve waited and let things play out the way they were intended to and maybe they wouldn’t have gone down the paths they had to
Money was a sex researcher who suggested the idea of a sex change. The constantly grim parents, Ron and Janet, agreed to this. They were clueless as to what would’ve change not only physically for their child but emotionally and mentally as well. Changing a little boy to a little girl at a young age is a lot to take in; especially if the child is unaware. They didn’t want their son to grow up without being able to do regular masculine things, like sexual activities or even getting married. Although they were thinking of his love life, their son David was still in charge of how he wanted to live his life. His parents were focused on his love life as they said, ‘‘He will have to recognize that he is incomplete, physically defective, and that he must live apart'' (Colapinto 16). They thought of the procedure as a “cure” and went ahead and took Dr. Money’s advice into changing their son to a daughter. They should’ve paused and thought about this decision. Not only was it about changing a child’s gender but it was advice from a doctor who just so happened to be known and failed the same procedure …show more content…
Brenda/David was ridiculed, embarrassed, sad, and lonely. All of this was too much for a child to take in. Dr. Money also did things behind closed doors with the twins that the parents weren’t even aware of. The parents should’ve been aware of everything that was happening at their six year olds’ visits with a sex doctor.
Nevertheless, David ended up marrying a woman, Jane, and adopting her kids. He even got employed in working at a slaughterhouse. The things that happened in his early childhood had one good outcome. He was very sympathetic for girls and women and how they were seen in the world. He knew from a firsthand experience that having to act like a female without one’s own consent, was difficult to go through and felt sorry for them.
In conclusion, his family was left to fix their shattered lives all on their own after everything transpired. The mom, Janet, was depressed as she was in and out of the hospital seeking help. Ron, the father, became an alcoholic and the other twin, Brian, became a thug as he dropped out and attempted to commit suicide. David/Brenda was ridiculed and hurt most of his life but he turned it around and was able to live how he wanted it. The parents should’ve waited and let things play out the way they were intended to and maybe they wouldn’t have gone down the paths they had to