Do your children have god parents and if so how did you choose ?

The boys god parents are my childhood best friend's parents. They were the only people that either of us really ever considered there was no debate really.

no, we don't have godparents for sydney.

We chose our closest friends

Both kids have Godparents. We chose people who had similar parents ideals as us. As well as a similar spiritual background as us.

my kids have appointed guardians. For us it was an easy choice. We chose my best and her husband. They parent alot like us and they are outstanding people. I know my children would be in good capable hands. We wanted to keep them out of the family mainly because we just don't feel anyone is suitable. Our siblings were the first people we looked at but we didn't think they would raise our kids the way we want. Our parents are just to old. not that we want our kids kept away from our family we'd just like them to have the same type of relationship they have now.

My dd's Godparents are my sister and brother. My ex did not want our son baptized in the catholic church so he doesn't have any.

My dd's Godparents are my sister and brother. My ex did not want our son baptized in the catholic church so he doesn't have any.

You don't have to be baptized in the Catholic Church to have Godparents. A lot of other religions honor Godparents without a baptism.

Or you could have guardians set up whom a lot of people do call Godparents. Godparents sounds so much more personal to me! :)

no Aaron doesn't have any

No, our boys dont offically have godparents.

all 3 of mine do..... Savannah's are close friends of ours, Gabe's are Walter's aunt and uncle, and Chris' are another close friends of ours

Eian has guardians *which we call Godparents*..he has two 'Godfathers' and a 'Godmom'.

Not officially. Isn't that a Catholic tradition?

When we had Ryan baptized (catholic), we chose my sister and her husband to be his godparents, we could not have picked anybody better than them. They are an amazing couple, young, with morals, fun, extremely intelligent, both have a college degree, a great job and in our will they are also his appointed guardians, I couldn't trust my child to anybody else.

That's something we're still considering. She IS going to be baptized (and I want her done by February), but we're not sure who to choose. We want someone who has the same spiritual background as us & thoughts, obviously.

My stepmom said choosing a friend, no matter how good, is not wise. You never know what can happen in the future. Which I agree, but of course you can say the same for a family member.

:sigh Not sure...My best friend back home is a great person, but she doesnt' share the same religious views.

We're not sure :shrug We might not chose any, but just say that our parents would take her if something happened to us. Either my Dad & stepmom or his mom. That's something we've been considering.

My kids have them. They weren't baptized, people just asked to be their nannies and parans, as we call them. I knew that we wouldn't go by that anyway though. We probably won't choose any for this baby. If my family did go by that, I have no idea who I'd choose because there isn't really anyone I'd want them to live with if something happened to us.

Yes- I chose a male and female that were most involved in her coming, since I had her in my teen years. I was fighting with my family of how I wanted to baptise her, so it never got done though :(

i have them. my mom chose her sister and brother to be mine

My son has them I chose my brother and Michal father's sister but her and I are good friends.

You have to think about who would be good with your kids and doesn't have to much on the plate. :D

For Joby I chose his uncle and his wife. They both have very strong Christian backgrounds and I knew they would help him grow in that area.

For Josh I chose my best friend of 20 years and her dh (who I have known almost my entire life). Same reason as above.


I made sure it was people who would be in our life forever. Its sad when a child has a godparent that is a friend of the parent and then the you and the parent fade out of each other lives. The child loses out on that bond....


yes many other demoninations recognize godparents. Also, a god parent is not necessarily a gardian. they are chosen to guide the spiritual life of the child. However, if we were to die my childrens godparents are also their guardians.


ETA: I have no clue who I'm going to choose for this child :thinkin

Yes they do! All of our children have the same God Parents, we chose them because they are so much like us and they have great values and morals!

Yep...Ethan sure does have Godparents since he was baptized into the Catholic faith. His Godfather is my 1st cousin. His mom and my mom are sisters. And his Godmother is his fiance.
Never again will I have my mom "say" who Ethan's Godparents will be since we don't even have any communication with them and they live on this freakin island too!!!!! GRRRRR!!!!!

yes many other demoninations recognize godparents. Also, a god parent is not necessarily a guardian. they are chosen to guide the spiritual life of the child.

That's the important difference between a God Parent and a Guardian.

Morissa was not baptised when she was a baby - I am Catholic, her Dad is Baptist. We decided not want to force either religion on her formally by baptizing her as a baby. She has recently decided that she wants to become Catholic - so she will be baptized Easter of 2008. At that time I will choose her God Parents. She is taking catacism classes now, and the church has her on a schedule to get her caught up with the religious education. I'm happy she is comfortable making her own decision - she is very enthusiastic. Her Dad (we are divorced) is very supportive as well.

We aren't religious but our babies have a godfather. He is Jason's best friend who he met at the Naval Academy. He's an outstanding person and friend. He sends me cards for mothers day every year just thanking me for making him feel like family and what not. He got his Bachelor's at USNA then went on to get his Masters, as well. I think he is actually thinking of going on to get his PhD. So, he's a smart guy with lots of drive and ambition who I know could and would definitely take good care of our babies if the need was to ever arise. If anything ever happened to Jason and I, our kids would go to one of our family members. Their God Father is more like a mentor/role model/uncle... someone they can count on, someone who loves them like his own, etc. He's awesome.

Yes, his godmother is my cousin, she is like a Sister to me! And his godfather is My brother in-law (his uncle).

Reagan has them, we chose the people that would be best to raise her if anything happend to us!

we only pick family because Dh and I both had friends of the family, very close friends as our GP's and we never see them .....rarely as kids either...

Andrew~ my sister and brother
Alexander~ my sister and her husband (they werent married when we had Drew so we didnt pick him eventhough they had been together for over 5 years and planned on getting married)

both boys were baptised Catholic. If we were to die the boys would go to my sister and her husband. We dont pick Dh's family because his only sibling, his brother is Wiccan and criticises Christianity any chance he gets...yeah, not the godparents we want for our kids.

my daughter's Gparents are my best friends.

just be careful in choosing them, you want to pick the people who will stick around, not just your friends at the moment.

im in the process of firing my daughter's Gmother, cause she has never done anything for her during holidays or her bday:(

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Why do some of you have different god parents for your kids? Why would you want your kids split up? I would think it would be incredibly tramatizing to lose both parents then have your siblings taken away too.

Ella's godparents are my brother and sister b/c I know they will always be in my life.

Ds had Godparents- they are my cousin and my sister.

Val's Godparents are going to be my husbands godmother and her husband...she's getting baptized this sunday!!!!!

Why do some of you have different god parents for your kids? Why would you want your kids split up? I would think it would be incredibly tramatizing to lose both parents then have your siblings taken away too.


i totally hear you.. another thing, make sure to put in the will that *such and such* would get custody..

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My Mom was brought up Catholic so we had god parents and I still have a very close bond with them and I believe it's an important part of a child's life. Of course I would want to choose someone very close and dear to us .. It's going to be a hard decision .. :thinking

I dont have any, but when I do probably not. I dont really see the point.

Why do some of you have different god parents for your kids? Why would you want your kids split up? I would think it would be incredibly tramatizing to lose both parents then have your siblings taken away too.

Because not all godparents are also the gaurdian ;)


Also, my children will be anyway because my oldest's father is an ass. He doesnt want Joby he will just want control. So I had to find someone who would be a great gaurdian that he would agree to. It was for my piece of mind, knowing that Joby would not be caught up in a custody battle after I'm gone.

No kids here yet, but they will not have Godparents,a t least officially.

Why do some of you have different god parents for your kids? Why would you want your kids split up? I would think it would be incredibly tramatizing to lose both parents then have your siblings taken away too.

they would not go to their godparents but to the guardians we choose. In my case it happens to be my sister and her husband . eventhough my brother is godfather to my first and is a great godfather/uncle he is too selfish to be a parent. We would never choose him. Plus, my brother is gay and although we have no problems with that he will never have a "wife" and we strongly believe children learn alot from both parents and want them to have a female mommy figure as well as a strong masculine role model.
If we died I am sure my brother would continue to be a great uncle/godfather but would not want to be a full time parent.

Because not all godparents are also the gaurdian ;)


Also, my children will be anyway because my oldest's father is an ass. He doesnt want Joby he will just want control. So I had to find someone who would be a great gaurdian that he would agree to. It was for my piece of mind, knowing that Joby would not be caught up in a custody battle after I'm gone.

I've always thought god parents were the people parents pick to raise their children should something happen to them. If I understand correctly god parents are people the parents pick to help guide and mentor their children?

My son has god parents...I chose my sister for his godmother and my hubby chose his best friend for the godfather...since he was born, my dh has lost touch with his friend. He has never seen Tytan, doesn't call on bdays, etc. He's busy and all, but if we had to do it over....I wouldn't have had him be godfather.

We have talked about it and have a few people in mind :)

We have talked about it and have a few people in mind :)

good!;) :thumbsup

3 of my best friends are my daughter's God-parents