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When reading Katie's interview on Oprah, I think it was a good idea that her parents were telling pieces of her being intersex because Katie had a better understanding of her body and was mentally healthy about the idea of AIS. Whereas, in Middlesex, Callie was kept in the dark about her condition, and she didn't know much about it. This led her imagination run wild and felt almost like an outcast, especially after looking up the words in the dictionary and coming across the word monster.

The parent handbook was almost like an instruction's manual. They had steps on how to get through the initial shock and what to do afterwards. When I was reading it, I felt sorry for the parents who found out about their children being intersex because the manual sounded like all parents would feel confused/embarrassed. It kept telling parents how to get over the initial shock. I kept thinking, I'm sure there are parents who wouldn't feel this way. I really liked how the manual stressed the openness and love of the relationship between the parent and child because it really is important to show the child that he/she is loved for who he/she is. 

Questions for Katie:

1. Do you ever feel that having AIS makes it harder to have romantic relationships?/Are you worried how the person will react when you tell them?

2. You mentioned that AIS doesn't really have a huge influence on your life, but do you ever wonder what life would be like without it? If it would be easier?