god parents

deise48 · 17-03-2011 11:46PM #1

sorry i dont know where best to place this but im looking for advice me and my wife have had a life changing situation with people we were best friends with for a long long time .is there any way tou can change god parents?

robinph · 17-03-2011 11:48PM

It doesn't mean anything so what would you need to change?

alwaysadub · 17-03-2011 11:50PM

I couldnt tell you off the top of my head who my godparents are.
Just tell the kid they are someone else.

deise48 · 17-03-2011 11:52PM

i dont want the people god parents to my children or vice versa

Praetorian Saighdiuir · 17-03-2011 11:52PM

deise48 wrote: »

sorry i dont know where best to place this but im looking for advice me and my wife have had a life changing situation with people we were best friends with for a long long time .is there any way tou can change god parents?

Yup, its normal for this to happen after a drunken "wife swap" situation.

Best stick to random internet couples.

starbelgrade · 17-03-2011 11:53PM

Mr. Corleone is Johnny's godfather.

To the Italian people, that is a very religious, sacred, close relationship.

eternal · 17-03-2011 11:53PM

no you cant change it cos its logged in the church where the baptism took place.And yes it does mean something.It means if anything happens to the parents than the god parents look after the kid .
I take being a god parent seriously

Jesus Wept · 17-03-2011 11:53PM

deise48 wrote: »

i dont want the people god parents to my children or vice versa

It's not a legally binding thing. It means nothing. I am sure they know you don't like them anymore so it kind of goes without saying.

Ask some else you like instead. Have them over for dinner and a bottle of wine, etc.

deise48 · 17-03-2011 11:53PM

alwaysadub wrote: »

I couldnt tell you off the top of my head who my godparents are.
Just tell the kid they are someone else.

still though it means something to me

LETHAL LADY · 17-03-2011 11:53PM

God parents have no legal rights to your child.

stevejr · 17-03-2011 11:53PM

You're talking about your child's god-parents I presume?

Go and talk to the priest(s) who christenend your children and I think you may be able to change it.

deise48 · 17-03-2011 11:54PM

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

God parents have no legal rights to your child.

i know that but its the moral aspect im looking at

sam34 · 17-03-2011 11:55PM

eternal wrote: »

no you cant change it cos its logged in the church where the baptism took place.And yes it does mean something.It means if anything happens to the parents than the god parents look after the kid .
I take being a god parent seriously

it doesn't have legal standing

Saila · 17-03-2011 11:55PM

eternal wrote: »

no you cant change it cos its logged in the church where the baptism took place.And yes it does mean something.It means if anything happens to the parents than the god parents look after the kid .
I take being a god parent seriously

somehow I dont think thats true

Mena · 17-03-2011 11:55PM

deise48 wrote: »

i know that but its the moral aspect im looking at

Could you expand? What moral aspect?

starbelgrade · 17-03-2011 11:56PM

deise48 wrote: »

i know that but its the moral aspect im looking at

I think you're reading too much into it. It's just a symbolic thing. A bit like being a bridesmaid at a wedding.

LETHAL LADY · 17-03-2011 11:56PM

Sorry

depends on how close your child is to his/hers godparents please give details.

Boxoffrogs · 17-03-2011 11:56PM

Forgive me, but isn't the whole God Parent thingy symbolic?. It's not like you've signed your kids over to them in the event of your death. Besides you can always make a will if you are in any way concerned. Like alwaysadub, I haven't the foggiest who my God Parents are, nor do I care.

NinjaTruncs · 17-03-2011 11:58PM

What is the life changing situation?

I can't believe i'm the first to ask!

partyatmygaff · 17-03-2011 11:59PM

deise48 wrote: »

sorry i dont know where best to place this but im looking for advice me and my wife have had a life changing situation with people we were best friends with for a long long time .is there any way tou can change god parents?

Ask the priest who Christened your child. I don't see any reason why they couldn't be changed if it means that much to you.

starbelgrade · 17-03-2011 11:59PM

One thing you must note though, is that if the father of the child dies, you have to shag his bereaved missus at the funeral.

Not on the coffin or anything, but somewhere discreet, like in a confession box.

But besides that, there's no other moral obligation.

starbelgrade · 18-03-2011 12:00AM

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Ask the priest who Christened your child.

And he'll say, "I am the priest who christened your child".

senordingdong · 18-03-2011 12:00AM

robinph wrote: »

It doesn't mean anything so what would you need to change?

Too true.
If anyone is upset that you didn't chose them as godparents, then just remind them that it doesn't mean anything in the real world.

Abi · 18-03-2011 12:01AM

deise48 wrote: »

sorry i dont know where best to place this but im looking for advice me and my wife have had a life changing situation with people we were best friends with for a long long time .is there any way tou can change god parents?

I don't have any advice to give on this, bar choosing them carefully. My godmother lives in the UK and has done since before I was born. I met her a few days ago because my grandmother is sick, and she'd know idea who the fúck I was. My godfather is into his cars and races. Daddy's choice on the godfather front, fúcking rawks.

LETHAL LADY · 18-03-2011 12:02AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

One thing you must note though, is that if the father of the child dies, you have to shag his bereaved missus at the funeral.

Not on the coffin or anything, but somewhere discreet, like in a confession box.

But besides that, there's no other moral obligation.

Jaysus what kind of funerals are you attending.

juma · 18-03-2011 12:02AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

One thing you must note though, is that if the father of the child dies, you have to shag his bereaved missus at the funeral.

Not on the coffin or anything, but somewhere discreet, like in a confession box.

But besides that, there's no other moral obligation.

You, sir, are an idiot

Praetorian Saighdiuir · 18-03-2011 12:03AM

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

Jaysus what kind of funerals are you attending.

He's a funeral crasher!

Everyone knows Starbelgrade puts the "fun" in funeral!

starbelgrade · 18-03-2011 12:03AM

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

Jaysus what kind of funerals are you attending.

The type of funerals where there are more types of stiffs in a box than usual.

LETHAL LADY · 18-03-2011 12:04AM

I used to get 10 pound notes off my god mother every birthday, christmas etc etc then I moved to a different area and guess what zilch not even a card.

Super-Rush · 18-03-2011 12:08AM

I know someone who had picked two godfathers and two godmothers for their child and just told two of them to **** off after a couple of months. Just pick two different god parents and forget about it. God won't mind.

OutlawPete · 18-03-2011 12:16AM

Okay, lets be straight - I know why you have posted in After Hours, you want my help. Yet, the thing is, I can't remember the last time you invited me to your regular forum, but let's be frank, you never wanted my friendship.

Now you come and say "Don Pete, give me justice." But you don't ask with respect. You don't offer friendship. You don't even think to call me the new "Godfather." You come into this forum and you ask me to take care of these people for you.

If you'd come to me in friendship, this scum who have disrespected their God children would be suffering this very day. And if by some chance an honest man like yourself made enemies they would become my enemies. And then, they would fear you.

Some day, and that day may never come, I will call upon you to thank some posts and post personal abuse against some members of this forum. But until that day, consider this justice a gift .. on St Patrick's Day.

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