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Jay Knoll, KARE-TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. 10:43 p.m. EDT September 23, 2015

MINNEAPOLIS — A social media post from a transgender waitress in the Twin Cities has gone viral.

On Sunday afternoon, Liv Hnilicka shared the following "stellar" parenting moment on her Facebook page.

This afternoon I was at my waitressing job on a beautiful early fall afternoon. Two parents and their young daughter came in; the tall burly dad adorably scratching his back on the door as they walked in.

As I was filling the water station, he came up to me and said, "My daughter just asked if you were a boy or a girl. I didn't want to speak for you so would you like to talk to her?' I nervously said yes and walked to their table."

"Hi, I like your hair ribbon," I said. "I heard you asked if I was a boy or girl. I think the important thing to remember is that everyone can be anything they want to be in this world. And it's also important to try to be the best selves we can be for our family and friends. And even to strangers. So to answer your question, I was told that I was a boy when I was little and now I live my adult life as a girl. It sounds complicated but it's actually pretty simple. Do you have any questions for me?"

She looked at me smiling and simply said, "Nope!"

I walked away from the table feeling really good about parents intentionally engaging their children about possibly difficult topics. And showing that giving people the power to voice their truths in this complicated world is beautiful and healing.

Way to go, mom and dads out there making space for transfolks/gnc people like me.

The post has received nearly 7,000 likes and 1,200 shares as of Wednesday afternoon. Her story has also garnered national attention from such media outlets as ABC News, Huffington Post and Cosmopolitan.

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