OHbaby! Forums : Godparents https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:50:33 +0000 Sun, 12 Sep 2010 15:23:31 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=35664 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Godparents : ^^ Thats a good point as well...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1150611&title=godparents#1150611 Author: Plushie
Subject: 35664
Posted: 12 September 2010 at 3:23pm

^^ Thats a good point as well - i'd love him to have someone cool in his life that he can go to when he's older and his uncool parents don't understand. Or when its too embaressing to come to us. ]]> Sun, 12 Sep 2010 15:23:31 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1150611&title=godparents#1150611 <![CDATA[Godparents : DS has godparents, even though...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1150303&title=godparents#1150303 Author: JadeC
Subject: 35664
Posted: 11 September 2010 at 8:42pm

DS has godparents, even though we are completely non-religious. For me, it's important that he has people in his life he has a special connection with - people he could go to if he's pissed off at us!! ]]> Sat, 11 Sep 2010 20:42:45 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1150303&title=godparents#1150303 <![CDATA[Godparents : I have found that the role of...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1149516&title=godparents#1149516 Author: milipidi
Subject: 35664
Posted: 10 September 2010 at 4:45pm

I have found that the role of the Godparent depends on the religious practices of the family. If you are regular church goers then the more traditional role of godparent would be considered when choosing the person.

If you are more an occasional or special occasion only chruch goer then the criteria becomes more about giving someone a place of honour. This may be to the people who would be your childs guardians should the worse happen, or for a family friend to recognise the close relationship you have with them.

As for the relationship your child has with their godparents. Maybe this is something you could discuss with the possible candidates. Do you want them to be part of the childs life and act as a secondary support system or are you happy for a more honorific position.

Edited by milipidi]]> Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:45:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1149516&title=godparents#1149516 <![CDATA[Godparents : I never had much to do with my...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1149310&title=godparents#1149310 Author: snugglebug
Subject: 35664
Posted: 10 September 2010 at 1:21pm

I never had much to do with my godparents because my parents chose friends of theirs then they slowly drifted apart and hardly see eachother anymore. They did come to my wedding though. Same with my sister's godparents.

For this reason I'm choosing family over friends because you never know what will happen or how permanent friends are even if you think it's forever]]> Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:21:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1149310&title=godparents#1149310 <![CDATA[Godparents : Just wanted to say re Godparents...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1149307&title=godparents#1149307 Author: kiwisj
Subject: 35664
Posted: 10 September 2010 at 1:16pm

Just wanted to say re Godparents being involved in your life/your kids' lives ... my Godparents were close friends of my parents when they were all younger. They've stayed good friends of BOTH my parents through their divorce and remarriages and came to my wedding as well I get emails from them every once in a while and they always seem to keep up with what's going on over here. They're also good friends of my aunty and uncle so I suppose that helps

DH on the other hand hasn't seen his Godparents since he was school age and when he asked his parents if they wanted to invite them to our wedding they said they'd rather invite another couple instead! So I don't think it's just a modern thing that Godparents do or don't keep in touch.]]> Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:16:31 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1149307&title=godparents#1149307 <![CDATA[Godparents : No godparents here for Jackson....]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1149226&title=godparents#1149226 Author: WestiesGirl
Subject: 35664
Posted: 10 September 2010 at 11:51am

No godparents here for Jackson. I personally feel its more a religious thing traditionally. DH is a godparent to a friends daughter and another friends son and does nothing really Albeit he does have regular contact with their parents so I guess thats something.

We do however have 2 guardians for Jackson.]]> Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:51:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1149226&title=godparents#1149226 <![CDATA[Godparents : I think godparents are supposed...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1149118&title=godparents#1149118 Author: snugglebug
Subject: 35664
Posted: 10 September 2010 at 10:06am

I think godparents are supposed to be a religious thing, ie you have a ceremony like a baptism or christening. If you're not religious you can do a naming ceremony and have god parents that way but I don't know if they are called something else? I think it's one of those things with not too many rules anymore and you can do it how you think fits your family best. The function of them used to be that they would care for the children if the parents died but I don't think it's that anymore. I see it more as being a role model and good influence and someone who will always be there for them.

I am going to have my sister as godmother and brother and brother in law as godfathers. The reason Im having 2 godfathers is because brother in law lives in England and works as a pilot so he's not around that much so I'd like to have him but have my brother who will be more of an influence in baby's life. We will be having baby christened at the same church we married in, when he's a few months old I think.



Edited by mrsh101]]> Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:06:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1149118&title=godparents#1149118 <![CDATA[Godparents : I don&#039;t have godparents myself,...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1148358&title=godparents#1148358 Author: Plushie
Subject: 35664
Posted: 09 September 2010 at 2:48pm

I don't have godparents myself, and i know people who do but havent seen them in 10 years or so and i wonder if its worth it, especially since i won't be having baby baptised. So what, i send them an email then? The people i would name as godparents will be there anyway with or without the title.

Just something i've been pondering.]]> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:48:23 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1148358&title=godparents#1148358 <![CDATA[Godparents : (oh, and mine were both baptised...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1148282&title=godparents#1148282 Author: TheKelly
Subject: 35664
Posted: 09 September 2010 at 1:43pm

(oh, and mine were both baptised ,and have 2 god mothers and 1 god father each( we have more female friends than male ) ]]> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:43:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1148282&title=godparents#1148282 <![CDATA[Godparents : nicandtyler wrote:for me T&#039;s...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1148278&title=godparents#1148278 Author: TheKelly
Subject: 35664
Posted: 09 September 2010 at 1:41pm

Originally posted by nicandtyler nicandtyler wrote:

for me T's godmum is my best friend and his godfather is DP's bestfriend, for us it was mainly just a special title I guess because they are such good friends of ours. They don't have a specific function or anything like that, just lets them know that they are two really important people in ours and DS's lives


yep, same here . My children's god parents are my friends , people that I've been friends with for decades who have been there through the good and bad, it doesn't mean they get the children if anything happens to us, because , first of all , I personally think thats outdated and my parents or inlaws would be more likely to have them,and secondly , if we did that ,they would all be seperated , since they all have different godparents ]]> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:41:38 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1148278&title=godparents#1148278 <![CDATA[Godparents : caliandjack wrote:I thought...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1148256&title=godparents#1148256 Author: _SMS_
Subject: 35664
Posted: 09 September 2010 at 1:20pm

Originally posted by caliandjack caliandjack wrote:

I thought God Parents were a religious thing .



Yep i thought this too.

DD isnt baptized therefore she doesnt have any godparents.

I have friends who have about 6 godparents if not more for there daughter because they didnt want certain friends to feel left out ]]> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:20:09 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1148256&title=godparents#1148256 <![CDATA[Godparents : Our DD has godparents because...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1148190&title=godparents#1148190 Author: rachelsea
Subject: 35664
Posted: 09 September 2010 at 12:20pm

Our DD has godparents because we got her baptised in the Catholic church (DHs family is Catholic) but neither of them visit her - they only see her when we make the effort. They do both love her though, but don't really have a major role in her life. She's seen them both maybe two or three times this year...
I'm sure others would play a more active role though ]]> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:20:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1148190&title=godparents#1148190 <![CDATA[Godparents : We&#039;re not baptising baby...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1148153&title=godparents#1148153 Author: caliandjack
Subject: 35664
Posted: 09 September 2010 at 11:53am

We're not baptising baby at this stage she won't be having god parents.
Doesn't mean you can't you can do whatever you want these days I guess.
I've seen those naming ceremony's where the couple nominates people usually non-relatives for the baby, another adult infulence I guess.

Having a legal guardian if anything happens to Dh and I something we need to think about I guess. There aren't many people I'd want baby to go to.

]]> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:53:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1148153&title=godparents#1148153 <![CDATA[Godparents : I think they used to be religious...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1148097&title=godparents#1148097 Author: Plushie
Subject: 35664
Posted: 09 September 2010 at 11:10am

I think they used to be religious - they sponsered baby at baptisim and were supposed to guide baby and teach them about [blank] religion. I think there is also something about them taking on the baby if the parents died - quite an old school rule from back in the day.

I would like baby to have godparents - there are two close friends in particular i would like to honor, and have them as Amme said - uncles and aunties more then a religious advisor.

As father is not on the scene as much, i'd also like baby (a boy) to have a close male figure in his life. Other then my brother, of course. ]]> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:10:14 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1148097&title=godparents#1148097 <![CDATA[Godparents : I thought God Parents were a religious...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1148072&title=godparents#1148072 Author: caliandjack
Subject: 35664
Posted: 09 September 2010 at 10:54am

I thought God Parents were a religious thing I got God parents when I was baptised catholic as a baby.

]]> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:54:40 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1148072&title=godparents#1148072 <![CDATA[Godparents : our baby has like 4 godparents...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1148064&title=godparents#1148064 Author: amme_eilyk
Subject: 35664
Posted: 09 September 2010 at 10:49am

our baby has like 4 godparents lol. dh got a bit excited and asked heaps of his friends. they are meant to look after the spiritual wellbeing of the child. but most of the time now they are often more like uncles and aunts and are there for the child if it needs them.]]> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:49:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1148064&title=godparents#1148064 <![CDATA[Godparents : for me T&#039;s godmum is my best...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1148042&title=godparents#1148042 Author: nicandtyler
Subject: 35664
Posted: 09 September 2010 at 10:33am

for me T's godmum is my best friend and his godfather is DP's bestfriend, for us it was mainly just a special title I guess because they are such good friends of ours. They don't have a specific function or anything like that, just lets them know that they are two really important people in ours and DS's lives ]]> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:33:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1148042&title=godparents#1148042 <![CDATA[Godparents : What is the deal with Godparents...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35664&PID=1147983&title=godparents#1147983 Author: Plushie
Subject: 35664
Posted: 09 September 2010 at 9:37am

What is the deal with Godparents in this day and age?

Have people chosen to have godparents? What specific function do they have?

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