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Poll: Godparents

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I stole this from 2nd tri, but it's something I have wondered for a while. Do/Will your children have godparents? If so, what do you see as their role?

I am a godmother to an incredible little girl, and she is the daughter of my best friend's older sister. Their entire family is like my family, and her older brothers called me Aunt (hence my s/n) before she was born. I take my role very seriously, even though I am not expressly religious. I view my role as Godparent as another person to care for her and guide her in any way, not just religion. She was the flower girl in my wedding, and I buy her (as well as her brothers) gifts for holidays and birthdays. But some people have told me, well you're just a godparent, that's not that important.

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  • Anna&MattAnna&Matt member
    You hit the nail on the head in terms of what we do for our goddaughter as well as what we'd expect others to do for our child when we select godparents.
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  • pnwjesspnwjess member
    We have thought about it, and I think our kids' godparents will be more figureheads than anything. It's a real honor to give that title to someone. Our parents would take over (if able) if anything happened to us, so our godparents would be the runner-ups!
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  • FiremansWife2009babyFiremansWife2009baby

    Our child will have Godparents, for my DH really. He's Catholic but I'm not. It's something he wants and I"m not going to stop him from having it even though I don't fully understand their role.

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  • StephanieBride1StephanieBride1
    Niether of us has godparents, and we probably won't choose any for our kids. I think it is a catholic tradition typically (?), and we aren't catholic.
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  • cedge05cedge05 member
    My husband and I believe godparents are very important and it is not a decision we will make lightly.  We are both Catholic and will baptize our baby when the time comes.  My godparents are a big part of my life and I hope that when we get to that point whomever we choose will also be a big part of our kids lives.
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  • Mrs. Tara LMrs. Tara L

    None here.

    I will have to, at some point, choose who our kids would be raised by should something happen to me & DH. But, they won't be called godparents.

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  • JCapp8306JCapp8306

    I believe being a GodParent is extremely important.  I see my own godparents as a second set of parents.  I get their advice on so many details in my life. 

    So far I am a godmother to two nephews, they are still so young, so I just get them gifts for different holidays so far.  But I do plan to be a big part of their lives when they get older.  I hope to become someone they turn to for advice on not only religion, but life as well.

    With that being said, I haven't yet decided who I would like to be my own children's godparents.

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  • blondie42107blondie42107 member

    I think the role depends on the parents and godparents.  If it's something that the parents take seriously they will help the child bond with his/her godparents and encourage a relationship.  If the parents don't take it seriously, then it probably "isnt' that important".

     My godparents are my aunt and uncle and they have always been a very important part of my life.  To me, godparents are not about getting/giving presents.  My aunt was always like a second mother to me.  They've supported me and encouraged me thru life.  They will always be very important people in my life.

     


     
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  • kittybits21kittybits21 member

    i've been thinking about that recently, my friend (we'll call her A) named her cousin as godmother. they were like sisters when they were little, the families even lived together for a bit, and she was really close with her. until recently. A's cousin moved a couple states away and is pretty much cut off from everyone back home. she didn't even see the kid until his 1st bday. so to some people, yeah, it's not that important.

    in my fam, aunts/uncles are godparents. and i don't think the hubs has godparents. so it's gonna be a little tougher from my end... will my sister be mad if i pick a friend? which friend would i pick? i'd like the godparents to do more than just have that title, they should be important to the kid and involved, IMO. good for you showing interest like you do AuntIsha!

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  • charlie1995charlie1995 member

    I have godparents and my family was/is not all Catholic.  My parents were Presbyterian when I was born. Not that this matters :).

     My godparents are my faternal uncle and oldest maternal aunt.  They were listed as gaurdians in my parents will.  I believe the role pretty well defined by the OP.  My parents took it one step further to define them as legal gaurdians if something would have happened to my parents.

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  • ginifredginifred

    I have Godparents, and we aren't catholic, so I think its more of a perference of the parents, althought it is traditionally done in Catholic families.

    That being said, DH and I probably won't choose godparents for our kids.  In our Will we will decide who we want to take care of the kids should something happen to the both of us. 

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  • melodylbmelodylb member
    No, We never had Godparents growing up. However DH and I are in my sister and her DH's will if something should happen to them.

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  • rebus82rebus82

    I doubt it highly. We're not religious at all so the idea of a god-anything is pretty silly. But even if we ignored the religious part, we don't really know anyone that we'd trust to be a good influence and additional role model for our child. Our friends and family are either too dissimilar to us in personality, or are married to people I wouldn't want near my kid (thus making the "taking care of" part rather tough).?

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