Godparent?

[browneyes]

Do you have a Godparent, are you a Godparent or does your kid(s) have Godparents? I not, I'm not, and mine don't have any. I'm not really sure what a Godparent does, other than to guide the child or to rear the child if something happens to the parents.

 

[Serena]

No to all, and I don't know either.

 

[Pop Daddy]

none here, I thinks thats a Catholic thing

 

[cgcw]

By the Catholic faith, it's suppose to be someone who will guide the child in their believes. In our family, it's nothing more than a title and a honorary position. My children's godparents would not raise them if something were to happen to both of us. We have named other people in our wills as guardians for our children.

 

[dizneenut]

I'm not Catholic, and I am Godmother to my nephew.
I have no Godparents, and neither do my kids.

 

[Minnesota!]

I have godparents, I am a godparent (3 times - Madison, MacKenzie and Connor), and my children will have godparents. I think it is a necessity, IMHO. I try to guide these children, teach them things about life, and my DH and I are the people in the wills that should anything happen to the parents, all of them would become under my care.

I think it is a very flattering honor. I know it is not just a catholic thing, as I know lutherns, presbyterians, and episcopalians do it, too. That is what all my cousins are, and all of them have godparents...

 

[Tony-NJ]

THE GODFATHER - remember that!

 

[Tiggerkeeper]

I have a Godmother, I am a Godmother and my children have Godparents.

My Godmother would have raised me I have no other real relatives (I lost my mother at 3).

We have been asked to raise our 4 Godchildren (2 different families). I actually assisted in the birth of the oldest.

And no, my children would have been raised by my Father or in-laws.

But with that said the Godparents have been very much a part of my life and I am part of my Godchildren's lives.

We serve as that adult they can talk to without having to talk to their parents. And we also mediate when necessary. Since we have older children we are asked a lot of questions!!!! For me is was an easy way to have 4 more children! And poor DD is the only girl in the bunch...our princess!

 

[believe]

I am a godmother, but my kids do not have godparents and I don't have a godparent. DH is also a godparent and he has godparents. We would raise my niece and nephew if something where to happen to his parents.

 

[Serena]

It sounds like a good thing regardless of faith.

 

[FOJMO]

Godparents are common in our family tradition, regardless of whether Catholic or not.

However, we don't believe that the godparents' duty is to rear the children if something happens to the parents. It's an honorary title and they should really be guiding the child in the respective religion's beliefs.

I don't think that happens in practicality, though...

 

[tkyes]

We are lutheran and I have Godparents and between the 2 of us DH and I are Godparents to 4 kids!


tamie

 

[Steve H.]

Yes, I have Godparents (they happen to also be my aunt and uncle), no, I'm not a Godparent (none of my close friends or siblings have kids yet) and yes, Cameron has godparents (my sister and DW's brother).

And I agree with cgcw in that traditionally, the role of the godparent is to guide and mentor the child in the teachings of the church. In reality, most times, it's more of a honorary title you give to close friends or family.

 

[jfulcer]

I have godparents, as does DW. Both our girls also have godparents...

Their 'job' is to make sure that we bring them up in our faith - and if we were to check out of this world for some reason, it would be their job to continue in their spiritual education after we are gone.

They have no responsibilty for 'raising' our children if we are not around. (although we are finishing our wills and may ask them to do this anyway)

We are lutheran. One set of godparents for our kids are non-denominiational. They understand that they would help us make sure the kids are raised lutheran, whether we are here or not...

 

[CEDmom]

I have Godparents; one of my nieces is also my Goddaughter; and our DD has Godparents (DH's cousins). DD also has a guardian (my brother and sil) named in our wills in case something happens to us. Many Protestant Churches along with the Catholic Church encourage Godparents.

 

[JAP]

I have godparents. My Auntie, who passed in January, was a great source of guidence throughout my life. I am in touch with my godfather around the holidays but still hold great fondness and wonderful memories of him.

It is a traditional and catholic role in our family. However, everyone takes it seriously. This means a lot to me as we picked our children's godparents with the mindset that those people would be good influences on our children for the rest of their life.

 

[honeywolf7]

Okay, I have somewhat of a complicated answer for this one. When I was born, the priest told my parents that both of my godparents needed to be Catholic. Therefore, they chose the wife of my dad's business partner and my mom's best friend from childhood's husband. They have completely lost touch with my official godmother, but my mom's best friend took over the role. She was the person that I could talk to about anything and she and her husband would have been the ones that raised me if anything happened to my parents. I still talk to her about things sometimes.

 

[delikado]

I'm a godmother (I have 5 godchildren so far), I have godparents myself, and I expect that my children will have godparents, too. I'm not sure if it's a purely Catholic tradition, but it's part of the whole baptism thing. I was under the impression that godparents were supposed to care for their godchildren if anything happened to their parents, but obviously it doesn't always work out that way. However, I think that godparents should serve as good role models at the very least.

 

[Uncle Scar]

I'm a Godfather to the son of my best friends. I'm not Catholic.

Basically, I'm there to support the parents, give guidance to their son and be there when anyone needs me. I would take him in if anything happened to them, but don't know who they have designated legally.

I help provide for his college education and try to be a mentor/role model for him.

Just a note to say Thanks to all those out there who are Godparents and for all they do for their "children".

 

[Pin Wizard]

I have Godparents, but I don't remember hearing from them since my first communion in second grade (other than Christmas cards to my parents.) I'm my nephew's Godmother. And Richard's Godparents are a couple I met through my church. Actually, I first met his Godmother just after I gave birth to Richard. She worked for the church and was so helpful.

David and Jane Ann, his Godparents, me with Richard, and the Deacon at his baptism, July 25, 1993.

David, Jane Ann, their kids Alex and Emily, and Richard at his First Communion, May 11, 2001.

The years are flying by too quickly!