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Have you picked
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Out who will be your potential baby's god parents (or the people who would take your child if something were to happen to you and DH)?
I thought we had (DH's brother and GF, once they are married) but now i'm not so sure. Silly thing to worry about since we're not pregnant, but after a convo with her the other week i'm not sure i want them.
I'm pretty religious, God's very important to me and my children being raised in a church with two people (mom and dad) to support them and guide them is important. Well she goes to church and i LOVE her but then she said that my BIL doesn't and she's not even sure what his beliefs are and she's not concerned.
That's all fine FOR THEM... to each their own... but i don't know if i would want them raising my child b/c my child wouldn't be raised the way i want them to... so now we are back to not having anyone to pick..
stupid i know... but this is what i think about!
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Re: Have you picked
It would be my parents. While it's not the ideal situation, at this point in time my little brother isn't responsible enough to take care of himself.
They would also take our dogs.
My mom would be my backup.
If she wasn't around, my uncle.?
I am unsure of how much I would trust my sister. ? We dont get along well.
see that's the problem.. MY parents doesn't have the best marriage and my dad is SOO over weight he wouldn't be active with them. BUT they would raise them with the morals and values i want them to have,
DH's parents are eh... But same situation with church... MIL goes or rather did... FIL never did.
MY bro is not married and has no GF but he would be a GREAT dad figure and raise my kids sort like i want... morals and values but most likely wouldn't put them in sports etc, even though i want them in it.
So i'm thinking we might lean towards a family at church we're really close with but i know the family will be PISSED
I'm sure we'll have to discuss this if/when I get KU, but my gut reaction would be my older sister to take care of our kids if something happened to us, but she wouldn't be the godparents.
For me the Godparents and who would be my childrens' legal guardian if something happened to us are two different things. The Godparent's will most likely be my DH's best friend and his wife. Our siblings are not church-goers.
As for being the legal guardians, I would love to chose either of our parents but with age and health concerns I think we will pick my DH's brother and his wife. There around our age, have a child of their own, and have the resources to care for our children.
BFP #3 -mm/c @ 7wks, discovered at 9wks, D&C 9/28
BFP #4 5/29 EDD 2/9 - please be our rainbow
As far as the traditional helping to guide my child through their religious education, then I would probably have to pick one of our very good friends or my sister.
As far as who would raise my kids if something were to happen to us, I think we would both agree on either of our parents. They aren't perfect, but I think they are the only people I would truely feel comfortable raising my child for the rest of their lives. Hmm...it's a conundrum.