the meaning of godparents
godparents bring faith/God into the child's life if something happens to you
it is not about who gets custody of your child if you die...that is why you have a will and wouldn't necessarily be the same people as the godparents
I had 3 godparents- 2 aunts and an uncle. My sisters also each had 3 godparents- all were different. They were chosen to help support our religious upbringing, and were extra special people in our lives- which continued through our adult lives. My daughter and her husband asked me to be a godmother to their daughter- my granddaughter. It is a special opportunity and relationshipl
This subject like most is defined individually. My family has always named Godparents that were a man and woman significantly to the parents. Now, many times it is a couple, in this day and age not necessarily. We chose two people close to my husband and I who are not married to each other. My husbands best friend from childhood is at this point unmarried. He has the same values, financial ideals/goals, intellectual strengths and family ties that we do. He is named in our will as the one who would oversee all matters except for guardianship(That would go to my sister and family). My best friend is married with two children, while my sister is the closest female to our family, my best friend also has all the qualities we respect in a woman for a role model. She is our child's Godmother. It is important to note that our extended families are in agreement with this way of thinking.
We have always wanted to surround our children with people who possess the same ideals that we do and would represent someone to go to for any need. In the extended family it is usually obvious who we are closest to and whom we go to have our needs met. It is not always as obvious outside the family. Therefore we have placed this honor on two people (not related or married) that possess the same qualities we want to surround our children. This is intended to show that there are significant relationships outside of the family that contribute to our lives and building those friendships are rewarding. In our circumstance we hope to teach the importance of the people we surround ourselves with and the foundation of friendship in our lives. As I stated at the beginning of this, Godparents are specific to the given family and situation, sometimes there is no family in line for guardianship therefore Godparents are named as guardians in a will. We can only try to surround ourselves with family and friends that serve as a network of strength. It is usually fairly obvious who we would choose to guide our children. Best Wishes.
G.,
I have always chose godparents one way. If something ever happened to me who would take care, love. nourish and raise my child like he/she was there own. I always made sure they were a stable couple, I never chose anyone that was not a couple. I wanted them both to be a loving couple. I wanted them to be that special other couple that would take a special interest in my child. And my child would know that these people have a special role in there life.
D.
