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    1. madidobbs 02 Oct 2025
      But of course, the Joneses were not joking. “It’s an X” was absolutely all they would say. Andthat made the friends and relatives very angry. The relatives all felt embarrassed abouthaving an X in the family. “People will think there’s something wrong with it!” some of themwhispered. “There is something wrong with it!” others whispered back.

      This part connects to current times because it shows how families still feel shame and embarrassment when someone does not fit traditional gender expectations. Just like with Baby X, people often worry more about "what others will think" than about supporting the individual.

    2. madidobbs 02 Oct 2025
      But then it was time for X to start school. The Joneses were really worried about this,because school was even more full of rules for boys and girls and there were no rules for Xes.The teachers would tell boys to form one line, and girls to form another line. There would beboys’ games and girls’ games and boys’ secrets and girls’ secrets. The school library wouldhave a list of recommended books for girls and a different list of recommended books forboys. There would even be a bathroom marked boys and another marked girls. Pretty soonboys and girls would hardly talk to each other.

      This part points out how strange it is that even ordinary things at school, like games and books, are divided by gender. It shows how deeply attached society is to be gendering activities and spaces that don't need it.

    3. madidobbs 02 Oct 2025
      Theschool Psychiatrist must Xamine it physically and mentally and issue a full report. If X’s testshowed it was a boy, it would have to obey all the boys’ rules. If it proved to be a girl, Xwould have to obey all the girls’ rules, and if X turned out to be some kind of mixed- upmisfit, then X should be Xpelled from the school.

      This passage shows it isn't just Baby X's external family pushing for conformity, but the wider community as well. The parent's association treats X as a "problem" and pushes for labels, showing how strong outsiders will enforce gender roles. Their extreme reactions show that social resistance, not the child itself, that causes trouble.

    4. madidobbs 02 Oct 2025
      Clearly, nothing at all was wrong. Nevertheless, none of the relatives felt comfortable aboutbuying a present for a Baby X. The cousins who sent the baby a tiny football helmet wouldnot come and visit anymore. And the neighbours who sent a pink-flowered romper suitpulled their shades down when the Joneses passed their house.

      I think this part is pretty interesting because it perfectly shows how society clings to gender roles. It shows that the real challenges of raising baby X did not come from the child, but from social pressures.

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