being a godmother

Former Member

:wave: i have recently been asked to be a godmother i found it hard to accept but i have now but i was wondering if anyone knows what a godmother is suppose to do? i dont wanna let my friend and that little boy down i wanna do everything right, if anyone has any experience of being a godmother can you share your experiences please.

thanks all
MrsMcelderry

Former Member

The religious part of it is supporting the child and parents emotionally, especially with their faith. The not religious version is broadly similar; you're there to be friends with the parents and a positive role model for the child. It's nothing more scary than that.

And if you want to spoil them, like Sodbaby's Godmother, all the better ;-)

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Arctic Roll wrote: »

The religious part of it is supporting the child and parents emotionally, especially with their faith. The not religious version is broadly similar; you're there to be friends with the parents and a positive role model for the child. It's nothing more scary than that.

And if you want to spoil them, like Sodbaby's Godmother, all the better ;-)

oh so im not going to be a good role model then with scars on my arms and legs and OD.

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MrsMcelderry wrote: »

oh so im not going to be a good role model then with scars on my arms and legs and OD.

My Godfather had bipolar, and I couldn't have asked for anyone better. I loved him more than almost anyone else in the world. I think a big part of being a godparent is being an adult, who isn't a parent, that the child can trust.