Neither EntityManager.find nor EntityManager.getReference support a Query hint. This is not using a query but an explicit Find by primary key.
Yes, if I issue an EntityManager.refresh on the found Parent object, it will pick refresh the object from the database and find all of the children. This is not a solution, however, as it negates having a second level cache and will kill performance.
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