"When It Changed"

When I was reading this story, I thought the narrator was a male in the beginning. This idea made me realize how easily I jump to conclusions and it is probably because of the way our society acts and thinks. The majority of books and stories I read are narrated by "hetersexual" people (in fact i think all of them are because I cannot think of one that wasn't besides this one). When narrators talk about their husbands or boyfriends, they are usually females. And it will probably be a rare case to come across a regular storyline with a male narrator talking about his husband or boyfriend.

I also find it weird how Janet(the narrator) doesn’t claim Katy’s child as her own even though it has her traits too. This made me wonder, do all of the inhabits of Whileaway only have one parent/mother? And how would this affect their family’s connection/chemistry? Does Janet care for Katy’s kid as much as her own and vice versa?