Mine won't.
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My SIL is my kids' godmother; they don't have a godfather.
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Yes, they're our best friends who were our MOH and BM.
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ours don't.
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I'm at a loss of whom it should be.
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@kml636: Your best friend, your siblings, your aunt, anyone you trust to be LO's guardian if something happens to you. At least I think that's what they do
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Yes! We just asked them last week! We plan to have her baptized in July! We missed their wedding as LO was born on their wedding day!
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Nope... But I want my kids to go to my bro if anything happens to us...
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yep, my brother and one of my best friends.
(I should add that they are not the legal guardians if something should happen to DH & I.)
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DS won't have godparents in the religious sense but we do plan to pick guardians in case something happens to us. We want to create a will so we know he will be taken care of. We are having trouble deciding between my SIL or two of our close friends. We just want to ensure that there is NO WAY DH's parents get him and that he is raised by someone with similar morals and beliefs as we have.
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I don't know who will be my child's godparents but they will have them. Also godparents help guide little ones in their path to the church/assume an obligation to serve as a proxy for the parents if they are unable to provide for the religious training of the child; while they can be legal guardians if something were to happen thats not a requirement.
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We're Jewish, so no
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Not in the religious sense, but we did choose my SIL and her husband as guardians if something were to happen to us.
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She doesn't yet but she will. Still in talks about who to pick
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No LO does not.
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When I think of Godparent - I think of someone who parents designate as someone to be a spiritual mentor or provide religious guidance - but I know the more common definition is designating two people to act as guardian if something happens to the parents.
Since we are non-believers, we won’t ask anyone to be “Godparents” but we will ask someone to act as guardian if the unthinkable happens. We won’t have a christening/baptism or any ceremony.
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DD has a godfather and I haven't chosen a godmother. We aren't religious so for our family, godparents will be there for our kids when they are in need of guidance and to be the best representation of DH and I and what we would have been like as parents. They can best relay to our children what we were like and bring our "spirit" to them (if that makes sense). We expect them to play an active role in our kids life from the beginning
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@crabbabs: I was just about to comment that Godparents are there to help you spiritually guide your child. Not so much be guardians.
That aside, my sister will be her Godmother and one of the husband's friends will most likely be her Godfather. I like that both of them found God and church on their own rather than through parents or habit. On the guardian end, we chose my sister; not based on her being the Godmother, but because I think she knows how I would want my daughter to be raised. Plus, her baby girl is 5 months older and it would be nice for my baby girl to have family around if, God forbid, anything happen to us.
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They will be baptized Catholic and have godparents- or at the very least a godmother. It will be my sister, who was my MOH, and probably one of DH's friends/groomsmen, not his brothers, since they weren't confirmed.
Guardians are a separate thing, but I think it will be my sister and her husband.
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yes! My 3 DDs each have godparents, different ones at that. We chose our siblings for our first 2 and then my life long best friend and her husband for our 3rd.
ETA: We view Godparents as people to guide them in faith and support them through out their life. Guardians are something completely different.
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Ugh, this is a difficult question for us. I plan to have my child (due in August) baptized, probably in the Lutheran church. DH's family grew up Catholic, but only his mom still goes. His brother is a bit of a train wreck, and not someone I would want morally or spiritually guiding my child. His sister and my brother are just really self absorbed. That leaves it to friends, but I feel like our families are going to be upset if we chose friends...
We're having the same problem with choosing guardians...
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No, we're not religious. We have guardians chosen if something happens to both of us, but don't call them godparents.
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We got Liam baptized, so my brother and Mr. TTT's sister are his godparents, but they will not be guardians if something happens to us.
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Yes, L was baptised last month and BIL and my best friend are her godparents. Aside from the religious reasons etc, I like that it was a way of honouring how much my friend loves her and they can have a special connection like I have with my friend's daughter who is my goddaughter.
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