Godparents
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Topic: Godparents
Posted By: kellverona
Subject: Godparents
Date Posted: 28 February 2007 at 5:01pm
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hey all, Jaxon is being christened the day after our wedding. That way everyone will be here. I was wondering any of you out there that have godparents for their children, how many do you have??? Jaxon is going to have 6 and the vicar hasnt said that is too much. I dont want to have to tell some o them theya re no longer going to be godparents so hoping all will be good. He is getting christened in Anglican church.
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Posted By: SMoody
Date Posted: 28 February 2007 at 6:13pm
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We only chose two. But they will be the gaurdians of all our kids if something happens to the both of us as well.
We had the complication however that they are Muslim ect ect. But it worked out. Have a nice time. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 28 February 2007 at 7:19pm
I haven't yet had a Christening (partly because I don't think I ever will.. I'm not the most religious of sorts) but I will have a naming ceremony at some point and have two "God"parents for Hannah 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 28 February 2007 at 7:33pm
I thought the purpose of godparenting was to be guardians if you and their dad die - what am I missing here?  -------------  |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 28 February 2007 at 7:49pm
My girls have two each, Maya has my best friend and my brother and the gremlins have my sister and brother and Willie's sister and brother (one of each  )
In the true religious sense a "Godparent" is someone who pledges to ensure the child is brought up in the 'ways of the faith', but in more recent times Godparents are seen more as guardians or caretakers. And to answer your question Kell, my cousin has one godmother and 7 godfathers... ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 28 February 2007 at 7:49pm
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I thought that was the point too.. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 28 February 2007 at 8:13pm
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My son has god parents but that it more so they can look out for him and see that he has someone to turn to (while we are alive) if in the event that both of us die then he will either go to my mum or DH parents.
Bay has 1 godmother (my cousin) and 1 godfather (my DH best friend that he grew up with and is still really close to). |
Posted By: Myamy
Date Posted: 28 February 2007 at 8:16pm
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We have 1 Godfather and 1 Godmother, even though Mya isnt/wont be christened. They also live in different cities so wouldnt be guardians if something happened to us. We chose to have godparents as a way to honour 2 people that have always been extremly close to me, and they LOVE having Mya to dote on and view it has an important role in her life
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Posted By: fairsk8
Date Posted: 28 February 2007 at 8:17pm
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Xanda was not christened but we had a naming ceremony, and tree planting with the placenta,. He has 6 guardians, and with his placenta we buried something from each of them that meant something to them, or a letter that they wrote. That way they are all also connected with him spiritually. ------------- http://www.bump-and-beyond.com/"> 
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Posted By: Brenna
Date Posted: 28 February 2007 at 8:56pm
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Brenna has got 2 'guardians' rather than god parents (her aunty & uncle). It's more just incase something happens to us... ------------- My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 28 February 2007 at 9:04pm
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James has a god mum which is my best friend and I'm her girls god mum it's just something special for us both. But my parents would probably have our kids if something happened to both of us. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 28 February 2007 at 9:06pm
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god parents are not legal guardians tho - you still need to assign a testamentary guardian under your will...and can chose a god parent or anyone else...
I was christened at 4, only cause my Gma was "dying" (she ended up passing last year!!!! much to my mums annoyance over having to christen us!!!) - we had one god father and one god mother...and the god mother takes her role seriously....despite living overseas and the god father is useless and havent seen him for over 20 years!!!! Also at a philippino wedding i was a "godmother" (one of 13 i think) for the bride in a huge catholic ceremony!!! |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 28 February 2007 at 9:23pm
Kat - as far as Godparents are concerned... yeah what Emma said. So I see Han's Godparents as her 'Spiritual Guides' to whatever spirituality is. And people that she can talk to when she doesn't want to talk to me. Gem is really Han's "Fairy GodMother" which just means she is 'good time Gemma' with my little monkey. Han gets presents every time we see her... and sometimes I do too! I've tried to tell her to stop but she won't listen 
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Posted By: Myamy
Date Posted: 28 February 2007 at 10:13pm
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Hahaha Nikki that sounds exactly like Myas godparents. Always with the presents Much to the Godfathers mums annoyance, he now claims he doesnt need to have is own kids anytime soon as he has Mya
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Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 01 March 2007 at 3:35am
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We have one of each for Charlotte- my best friend and DHs best friend. If anything happened to both of us she would go to my Mum so we think of them more of an extra set of adult who are there for her if she needs them. ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 01 March 2007 at 9:12am
| Jake has four and so does Taine. The boys however will BOTH go to Jake's married godparents should anything happen to us. |
Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 01 March 2007 at 11:31am
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Is it unusual to use the same godparent for 2 kids???
We want to use my DHs bestfriend again because hes like a 2nd dad to Bay but didnt know how it works??? Plus i was also told that its unusual to use your sibling???... |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 01 March 2007 at 2:31pm
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Hannah's Godfather is my brother... my Godfather is my uncle... not unusual in my family. My sister's is our other uncle.
And yeah - I say you can use the same Godparent. I don't think there are "rules" and if there are, they are made to be broken
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 01 March 2007 at 2:38pm
| Lewis' sister decided she was Taine's godmother and bloody Lew agreed!!!! NOT impressed |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 01 March 2007 at 4:21pm
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My son has my sister only. My daughter has DH's best friend, my best friend and then a couple whom we are very close too. We had a naming ceremony for both kids and they were "godparents" who would help guide the kids through life and be their close friends should they ever need their help...
Should anything happen to us though, I think both kids and bump would either go to my sister or my parents... |
Posted By: hailstones
Date Posted: 01 March 2007 at 5:39pm
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When my wee sis was born (she's 13 years younger than me) my ma and pa made my big sis and me her 'Godmothers'. We were all baptised Catholic (not that I am a practicing one). And I think Emma is right in the 'true' sense of the word godparents are there to guide them spiritually. But I see them now as people who will always 'look out' for their godchildren and therefore I think it doesn't matter how many Godparents you give your children, as long as they are special people in their lives (and yours too) ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 01 March 2007 at 8:15pm
| remember though, if you plan to have siblings for Jaxon, will they need 6 as well? Maybe you could ask some of them to be god parents for the next one if you real;ly do need to do a cull |