Me - Godfather
By iDivision
@iDivision (1412)
Latvia
October 8, 2010 1:58pm CST
Few weeks ago my wife sister and her husband asked me to be godfather for their two months old daughter. I said that i will think about it and after few days i accepted it, but still i am not sure about correctness.
Why?
Here is my story - One year ago i was asked to be godfather for one little newborn girl, but i was confused when her parents asked it to me. At the first i am not so well-known with them as a family - we are not friends or somethnig, they are just relatives of my wife. So i decided to reject their offer to become a godfather for their daughter. Now i regret my decision, but there is nothing i can change here since another thier relative agreed to become godfather for their little princess. The second problem is that now, when we will celebrate baptism that family to who i rejected will participate and then i will not feel comfortable.
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3 responses
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
12 Oct 10
I think it's an honor for someone to ask u to be their child's godfather. I'm sure u do feel uncomfortable w/them attending the service since u turned them down. I hope they will be understanding w/u. I hate to be put in a situation like that. GOOD LUCK.
@iDivision (1412)
• Latvia
13 Oct 10
I am happy that someone understands and support me it this situation. Basically everyone around want to have us as godparents for their girls since me and my wife have only two sons, but my wife telels to everyone that she wants girl too.
@koAebryant (358)
• China
9 Oct 10
I think you should explain to you wife why you rejected the first time.In my opinion,it does not matter.
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@iDivision (1412)
• Latvia
9 Oct 10
My wife already know why i rejected. She was sad, but we must continue to live with it and try to not make such mistakes in the future.
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
8 Oct 10
It is an honor to be asked to become a godfather of someone's child, regardless of their relationship to you. That means the parents trust and believe in you, that should they expire here on earth even before their child had grown, you would have taken good care of their child. So, whenever asked, no one really has the choice but to accept.
Now we cannot undo what had been done. But you have to accept this new godfatherhood. It will really be awkward to do it because you rejected the previous one. Talk to the parents, explain your side although there is nothing you can say that will appease their sadness. Yet tell them that you will be godfather to their child from now on to.
@iDivision (1412)
• Latvia
9 Oct 10
I realy understand that it is an honor. One of the main reasons why i irst time rejected godfatherhood was the thing that you mentioned in your answer - when parents die, godfathers take care of their child, but i did not feel then comfortable about it and i understood that i am not in the situation when i could brind new children into my family.
