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and for all his womanizing ways, geo does seem a bit of a family man. proud of his papa, proud of his aunt rosemary. and he appears to be a good friend to all his buds.

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Granted, you have to have it in your will if you actually want them to get your children, but it’s not that odd these days for 2 families to sort of ‘cover each others backs.’ If something happens to us, they get our children, and vice-versa.

The ironic part is that the only people who don’t recognize them as being Godparents is our church, as we’re Catholic and they’re Lutheran. Go figure.

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More often than not, though, godparents are friends of the parents who are looked upon as an uncle or aunt. By the time the kid is 5, the parents don’t even know where these people life and by the time the kid is 20, he wasn’t even aware he had godparents.

But I tell you what, there was holy hell raised in my family when my aunt named some stranger as her kid’s godparent when my cousin has two aunts, and uncle and grandparents who could raise him if something happened to them.

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“Godparents were a tradition invented in the fourth century, while the Romans persecuted the newly-formed Christian church. The godparent, originally called sponsor, was to attest to the faith of and adult who wanted to join the Christian church. The sponsor attested that the adult was not a spy of the Roman authorities. The sponsor also prepared the want-to-be Christian for his new life, says Arthur Magida, a religious expert and author of How to be a Perfect Stranger: A Guide to Etiquette in Other People’s Religions.

Hundreds of years passed and the tradition and role of godparents changed in at least two important ways. Firstly, sponsors had become godparents to infants instead of adults.

Secondly, the belief that people are born sinners changed the chief role of a godparent, from mentoring a new adult Christian, to acting on behalf of a helpless, voiceless infant at their baptism. Even today, in churches with ritualistic practices, godparents take the Profession of Faith in the child’s name during baptism. This same person or persons are responsible for instructing the child in the faith.

GODPARENTING IN 2006

It does not seem to matter which congregation, religion or nonreligious tradition a parent chooses, godparents do have a true role in today’s society. The role may have shifted over the centuries, but they do provide something valuable for our offspring.

“There is a ton of psychological literature that states that children will do better if they have someone in their corner,” said psychologist Susan Tritell at Community Health Link’s Youth and Family Services in Worcester.

“It’s so difficult to raise a family these days,” Cousineau said. Having other adults can help a child grow up successfully, especially during the years that it’s normal to reject mom or dad.”

(from http://www.baystateparent.com/news/2006/0401/Articles/030.html)

Just thought you guys might like to know. I thought it was interesting, and funny how many people really don’t know what godparents are. If you think about it, it would be odd for some essential stranger (as far as courts are concerned) to just take custody of a non-blood related child, considering how difficult child custody cases can be. If anyone knows more or can enlighten me further, I would welcome it!

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