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Are you one ? and do you take it serious
God parenting

well we all can say we will be a god parent to X child, How many expect to be left with the child ?

Would you look after Your Godchild as your own child, or should godparents be of a different age ?

I will not explain why this thought has entered my head but I do need to to think as do all Godparents,
We gave a surity that we would take that child on board if anything happened to the parents.
Did you. will you ?

I'm a godparent in name only.........I couldn't in all honesty stand in church and vow to enrich them spiritually.......so someone else did that lol.

BUT I am legally obliged (and happy to be) to take over their upbringng should (touch wood it doesn't) something happen to their parents....and I take that VERY seriously indeed xx

Hello Uzzi:) I think that's a myth that godparents are there to bring up kids iff anything happens to the parents. If a family has three kids and they all have different godparents, you wouldn't split the kids up, would you? Godparenting as I understand it is about speaking for the child at the ceremony and thereafter taking an interest in their nurturing, especially in the religious sense techinically.

I've got five godchildren:)

My Dad is godfather to one of my cousins, he took his role VERY seriously, she and her sister came to live with us.....she later went back to her mother, and then later again, did some things which tore the family apart, and broke my dads heart....but...I'd like to think (if someone were to ask) that I would take it equally seriously. My daughters Godfather has really let us down recently....had an awful year, which has impacted on her, and she has some health issues, and he has been absent, completely, because I would not agree to be baptised into HIS church!

Uggers is right - It's meant to be about ensuring that they lead a spiritual life.
Saying that if anything happened to my god daughters parents I would happily care for her.

Pat

Godparenting has nothing to do with bringing the kids up per se, the promise is to continue to bring the child up spiritually. Legally Godparents have no more right than anyone else, unless the children are safeguarded and willed to them.

I'm not a godparent - I'm not even a Christian, but I would take on my grandchildren and great niece if needs be - and their parents know that.
As for other people's children......
I don't know anyone else with children and no grandarents well enough to even be considered as a Godparent - I believe family takes precedence over all, if they are capable. (of course, not being a Christian would mean I would never take on the role of Godparent)

My cousin and I were 13 when we were made Godparents and I cannot imagine that we would have given any thought to the real possibility of taking on that sort of responsibility at that age. We would have probably left it up to our mothers who were first cousins.

Now our Goddaughter is an adult has her own children, so we were never left with that worry. But it is a thought to ponder.

Maggie I am not relious stuffy things but I am a God parent and will take the duties given serious ( including the god fearing stuffy things).

I have realised recently how easy it is to say yes to being, but coping with the fact maybe a different story,

i am a godparent, but dont belive in god mine were all christened C of E
and i would take over the role of the parent with pride if i had to

but hopefully there parents will live long lives xxxx

Perse my godparents were of my parents age and older, Thankfully I didn't need them as my parents saw my childhood out.

I am godparent to children who could be mine of age. I have to admit I would be gobsmacked if I was called upon to parent them. Yes each of them I would take onboard but I do think I would worry more than they would.

Stray I am a lapsed methodist with Cof E / Catholic/ JW godchildren

Uzzi, I know where you're coming from - easy to say yes - but then reality hits!
That's why, as a non-Christian I wouldn't become a godparent - but as a (hopefuly) decent human being would look after my own!

Maggie difficult in someways but all the parents know that should I have spiritual upbringing of their children I am more likely tell to tell them about a vodka bottle than a bible, but I will equip them for life.

I do so hope none of my god kids ever need me !