Baby Christening

[robintriplebless]

Hey y'all I'm having my daughter tomorrow. Her godparents n I wanna get her christening but I never had my other 2 kids christening and that's because I was young and they don't have godparents is it wrong that I get my newborn christening and I didn't get my other kids??

[specialmom]

Ya know, the truth of god parents is that they are supposed to help guide your child's faith.  Not too many godparents really do that in reality.  I'm godmother to two of my sister's kids . . .   my sister and her husband handle their church stuff, I just give them hugs when I see them (just like I do their sibling that I'm not the god mother of.  :>))  

You can ask anyone to be a godparent if you really feel you need one.  My kids do have them---  they are my husband's and I's siblings and two nieces (who are adults now).  

but I wouldn't worry if you don't have any.  A church will be happy you want to baptize your kiddos!  

[wyattsmom2015]

Wouldn't it be weird to have them christened without God parents? They are a important part of the ceremony. I guess I won't feel as stupid calling the local church now thanks for your comment I did feel a little weird about arranging the ceremony without God parents.

[specialmom]

Are you thinking of baptizing or christening your older children too?   I think that is great.  I guess I had god parents at one time but they were college friends of my parents and after a few moves, they didn't keep in touch so I don't even know them.  You don't need godparents to be baptized.  When I was an adult and getting married, the church I was married at wanted a copy of my baptismal certificate. I am sure they would have married us even if I didn't have it but it was nice to whip it out since I did.  :>)  good luck with everything

[specialmom]

Well, should say that I think it is okay.  ha ha.   The moderators do a good job of moving things when reported to the right forum.  good luck


I think it is wonderful to christen all of your children at the same time.  That's a really nice thing to do and will make the older ones feel special too on your baby's day.  good luck

[specialmom]

I ---  just remind everyone that it is okay to post whatever here and if a moderator feels it is not the right forum, they will move it.  All you have to do is go to the full site (can do that on mobile) and hit report by hovering in the top right hand corner.  Then you can hit miscatorized and they will move it.

But no harm in a poster trying to get support and posting on the forum .  

good luck

[wyattsmom2015]

Decisions to get baby christened is a topic that has got to be decided while pregnant which makes it a pregnancy topic. I hate that they move questions because whatever you do while pregnant effects pregnancy and your judgment on making decisions is effected by what.. pregnancy hormones. So what does that make every choice you have to make a pregnancy topic. If you want to get Technical about it nothing should be on this forum because health questions should be in a health forum. Emotional questions should be in a mental health forum and social should be on a social forum. What's left?

Now. I have a similar issue. I want my baby done but he has no God parents and I never got around to getting my other kids done. I thought maybe calling the local church and getting all of my children done at the same time. Which would probably be a good idea for you. Don't feel bad about getting your baby christened. I feel bad that I have not done my older children done. By the way sorry the other poster was so rude and inconsiderate to your question. Her name should be Looney cause you got to be crazy to be so rude about a pregnant woman stressing over getting her baby christened.

[freechild]

Christen all of them together if they are not too old. God bless you all.

[mrskenny87]

You can get your older children christened too along with new baby, I think they give it a slightly different name depending on which church group you're looking at and it wouldn't be the infant one. That way they can all share a special day together?