I was watching a Loose Women clip (for those of you who don't know Loose Women it's a British talk show) and they were talking about godparents and whether it was still considered an important role or not. And it got me thinking what other people thought.
I'm a Catholic and I come from a family of believers so naturally the role of godparents is very important to us. Both my children are baptized so obviously they have godparents too. I myself am not a godparent but if I was asked I would only do it depending on who the person was because I consider it to be a very important role even though others agree to do it but then take the role lightly. That's why I chose my children's godparents with care. People who I knew and trusted to take their responsibilities seriously.
What are everyone's thought on this subject? Do you think being a godparent is an important job? Do you have godchildren? Do you consider it an honour to do this role?
I had both of my kids christened. We're not particularly religious but we thought it was a lovely thing to do for our kids. We did have to choose godparents of course, and I'm happy to say that we chose who we felt were the very best people for the job. It's like creating additional family for my children, other people who will be there to love and support them throughout their lives. I would never have picked someone just to be 'godparent for the day' or anyone I didn't think would be there for my kids as they grew up. That was what was important to me.