Just had a guy and his two kids in the shop, the oldest was 4 1/2, she told me so proudly ... She had a beautiful lavender cardigan on and matching socks ... I told her I loved that colour, we had a little chat about purple and all the purple things we have ... Then she asked me "are you a girl?" ... I looked at her dad and said can I let her know, he said yes

I crouched down to her level and said "that's a nice question you asked" ... and then said "I was born a boy, yuck, and for many reasons I always felt like a girl" ... Her eyes lit up, and I got a huge hugz and she whispered in my ear, "you're a girl"

I am more than likely the first trans person she has met, I made her feel comfortable and listened to ... one at a time ... Her dad thanked me for being kind.

Never dismiss a childs question, you might feel they are abrupt, they are not, they just want to know

First impression are important

Hugz & xXx

@melissabeartrix That is beautiful.
(How very considerate of you to ask the dad, and thank goodness he agreed.)

@nilsmielke

Thank you ... I was about 70% sure he would be ok with it, he did come into my workshop before to drop the job in without his kids, and it's kind of obvious that I'm trans ... And he brought his two kids in when he collected ... I was a bit nervous ... And just did it because it's what one should do ... Be kind, and compassionate

Hugz & xXx

@melissabeartrix I just wish, you wouldn’t have to be nervous in a situation like that. Or any situation for that matter. But here we are.