> > > [...] my first name is Alexander [...]
> >
> > > [...] I'm due to be a godmother for the kid, [...]
> >
> > Hmm. Somehow I'm having trouble grasping the concept of a godmother called Alexander.
>
> Well, you win the prize for noticing. It's a long story. For the moment all I intend to say on the subject is that the mother appointed me an honourary woman.
>
> I have a feeling I should have been insulted. Ah well.
>
> winter"has some weird friends"mute

All of us have to deal with a little gender confusion from time to time. When you are a male elementary school teacher, you get used to it.
Howard