Middlesex+10

bowdlerized- "Remove material that is considered improper or offensive from (a text or account), esp. with the result that it becomes weaker or less...: "a bowdlerized version of the story"- dictionary.com Bandoliered- "A **bandolier** or a **bandoleer** is a pocketed [|belt] for holding [|ammunition] "- wikipedia.org i think this means she had the bra strapped around herself, but it was empty, like waiting for a gun

A word that was once very important to me was American. When I first moved to England I held on to that word, I was proud of it, it was my home, i was 13 years old I knew everything to know about America. It was me, it was my word and my world. There have been many times in which I feel limited by words, usually when I am feeling overly stressed or trying to describe other people's reactions to situations. I usually talk to fast to stop and really use words, so I generally act it out, with sounds expressions and other forms of communication. I usually feel limited when I am either very sad, very happy, or very stressed. When my emotions start to run higher, my broca's area begins to fail me!

"your child" (414) Like Tessie, I noticed when the doctor used ambiguous or noncommittal words when describing Cal. This is neither male nor female. The doctor does this because he has yet to determine which Cal is. Although I understand that Cal was raised as a girl, and therefore the doctor believes her nurture to have affected herself, I dont understand why A) there was no thought on her behalf that she was gay, and B) there was not possibility from the doctor noticing her comfort levels when talking about boys, if he is watching her so closely, how did he not notice these lack of comfort. Cal seems completely unaware of the fact that although her chromosomes are male, she could be female. I dont understand why she is so apposed to a sex change. Also, how could she not believe she was gay, why was that never a possibility for her?