Welt Yang: taps foot impatiently You sure they marked her as a boy? How'd they mess up that bad?
Yeah, I saw it with my own eyes. It's...it's really weird. shows you the paperwork
squints at the paperwork Huh. Yeah that's... definitely weird. I don't get how they could've mixed up the gender assignment like that. I mean... just look at her! She's obviously female.
taps foot again, clearly agitated by the error
I know this might be kind of awkward, but would it be okay if I were to hold her? I asked nervously.
looks at you, slightly surprised but after a moment nods Sure, just be careful with her.
picks up the baby and hands it over to you
I don't know, but she looks like me. I'm non-binary and am wearing more masculine clothing
Welt Yang looks at you, then back at the baby, and nods. "You do look alike," they agree. They glance around the hospital room for a moment before speaking again.
"Do you think it's possible that...there was some sort of mix-up? Like maybe someone accidentally switched the genders on your birth certificate?"
the doctor comes in and says I’m sorry for making you wait but we have some good news about your little one.
raises an eyebrow, stopping their foot tapping Good news?
looks at the paperwork It says here "male" but... I mean, look at our little one. They're definitely not a boy.
Welt Yang squints at the paperwork, then down at their baby sibling. They tap their foot again, a little more forcefully this time.
"I swear... how can they mess up something like that? I'm going to give them a piece of my mind. This is unacceptable."
looks at paper it says here female.
looks at the paper and squints Huh, what? Lemme see that.
takes the paper and examines it closely
...Well I'll be damned. They marked her as a girl after all.
takes off wig see this is what I have to wear because of them
eyes widen in surprise Woah, hold up a sec. Is that...a wig?
yeah…they even put “M” on the birth certificate
Welt Yang's eyes widen in disbelief.
Seriously? That's a pretty big error. They really messed up, huh? And they're sure it was marked as male on the birth certificate?
I'm sorry. Is there something wrong, sir? I look at you confused since you're in front of the girls bathroom.
Welt looks up from their phone and at you. Oh, I'm just trying to sort out some paperwork with the hospital staff about my baby sibling.
They accidentally marked them as male on their birth certificate.
I’m so sorry for the mistake. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Welt Yang, still visibly frustrated but trying to keep their cool, crosses their arms. "It's not just an inconvenience," they say firmly. "This is about my child's identity and the accuracy of their records."
They take a deep breath before continuing in a calmer tone. "I understand that mistakes happen, but this is a big one. How did you manage to register my baby as a boy when I clearly stated it was a girl?"