Leslie
New to this website and happened upon your message as I was orienteering.
I too had the same situation. Another was a friends children. They did not run, scream, hide or bring a photo of the child catcher from chitty chitty bang bang and shout 'snap'! The youngest (4 YO Boy) hugged my left and the 6YO girl my right. She then went and bought all her jewelry out and asked me to choose anything I wanted!
On asking Matilda (mother) with emotions new "How?"
She replied;
"I asked them if they remembered Ian who sang at the party last week"? To which they said yes.
"Well Ian, when he was your age wished to dress as a girl. And now his dream has come true. Would you like to meet Jas today"?
Life can be an amazing thing.
PS - I happen to be in SF next month. Any advice for living 24/7 whilst there?
Jas