Comments on: Baby godmamma drama

By: 4andcounting

4andcounting — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:04:00 +0000

I had to tell my sister that I wouldn’t be asking her to be a godparent to a child until she came back to the church. It hurt to say it, but we wanted godparents that would take their role seriously. Happily, she and her husband came into the church before my second daughter was baptized and they are her godparents.
You have a right to say that this is important to your family and they can choose to respect that or not. Your child’s spiritual growth is more important than ruffled feathers.

By: Kiwi Nomad 2006

Kiwi Nomad 2006 — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 03:07:00 +0000

I just went to a funeral of a father of three young children. It was quite remarkable how the children were welcomed and involved in the whole service. The service was held in an Anglican church but I think the mother might be Catholic. Anyhow, at the beginning, the three children went up to light their baptismal candles that were then placed on their Dad’s coffin throughout the ceremony. Each child had a godparent who went up to help them with the lighting of their candle. Very special thing for a godparent to do with a child.

By: SmartBlkWoman

SmartBlkWoman — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:29:00 +0000

So what if feathers are ruffled? This is your child and you have to do what you feel is best.

There is no such thing as the solution that makes everyone happy, so you have to make yourself happy and everyone else will just have to get over it.

By: Amy Caroline

Amy Caroline — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 21:54:00 +0000

You know, it is simple going to have to come down to what is best for your child. Feathers might get ruffled, but you know what they have to get over it. The fact is that “Ron” should understand if he isn’t Catholic that he cannot be the godfather. You can be nice about it, of course. And if or anyone else doesn’t understand that… well, phooey. You have to do what is right. And they will all get over it.
Good luck!

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:40:00 +0000

About baptizing as soon after birth as possible…if you can’t swing it, don’t stress about it. Circumstances were a bit wacky for us, so our first was baptized when she was four months old. No biggie.

Hope you didn’t hurt your head on that solid object…oy.

By: Barb, sfo

Barb, sfo — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:10:00 +0000

Yeah. I know. I totally feel for you there.

I am godmother to 3 children and I have to say, it’s easy to see which ones were “political appointments.” And I am so honored by the one that wasn’t. I’m much closer to that godchild than the others. Probably I shouldn’t discriminate that way, but I can’t help it.