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Godparents Question

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Recently my nephew was baptized and I was asked to be Godmother.  Afterward I received a framed photograph of me with my nephew.  My SIL called it a Godparent gift.  When DD was baptized we didn't do a gift because I had never heard of this, honestly it never even occurred to me.  Is it common to give the new Godparents a gift?
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  • krissywavekrissywave member
    I think its up to the desecration of the parents.  Most of the time I have heard of godparents giving the godchild a cross or something along the lines of that. 
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  • mhickey426mhickey426 member

    I have never known someone that hasn't recieved a gift for being a godparent. 


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  • sschwegesschwege member
    imagemhickey426:

    I have never known someone that hasn't recieved a gift for being a godparent. 

    Oh wow!  Guess I really dropped the ball with DD's Godparents!  Well now I know for next time! 

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  • this decaf lifethis decaf life member
    I suppose it was nice, but unnecessary, of them.
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  • drpaynedrpayne member
    Typically it's the godparent who gets a gift for LO. I don't think you broke any etiquette rules.
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  • mhickey426mhickey426 member
    I don't think it is that big of deal if you didn't maybe it is something more popular in my arean

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  • magnoliablossom00magnoliablossom00 member

    It is common for the Godparents to get the Godchild a gift, but many people give the Godparents gifts, too. I don't think its expected, but more of a "thank you for taking on this responsibility for my child's entire life" kind of thing.

    We got my LO1's Godparents a picture frame of them with LO that was framed with a matching poem about being a Godmother/Godfather. I think it's from Buy Buy Baby for 15 or 20 dollars. 

    I wouldn't worry about last time. 

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  • LadymouseLadymouse member
    Haven't gotten a gift for being a godparent to any of my godkids, and didn't think anything was weird about it.  I saw them as nephews and a niece to begin with - it's my role to spoil them, not the other way around.  :)
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  • velazquezk1velazquezk1 member
    My husband is the Godfather to his cousins son. We gave him a check he's 10. We were going to get him a bible with his name monogrammed on the front but the company dropped the ball the week of the Confirmation. We didn't expect nor did my husband receive anything. Being asked to be his Godfather was plenty!
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  • avacek1avacek1 member
    When my godson was baptized, I got him a gift, but didn't receive anything for being godmother. With my LO I plan on getting the godparents something just to show that I'm appreciative of them.
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  • ClarissaExplainsItAllClarissaExplainsItAll

    We gave Wyatt's Godmother a bracelet with his birthstone and had "Godmother" engraved when he was baptized.  I believe we gave his Godfather a flask (klassy!).

     

    It is the norm here. 

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  • DawnJM25DawnJM25 member

    We gave a gift, but honestly I never would have thought of it but my mom was the one who told me that's something you usually do.  We gave a framed picture of DD but I think at this time of year a Christmas tree ornament might be a nice gift...

     

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