To be annoyed by lack of interest shown by ds's godparents

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Bit of history.

We don't have lot of family so selected 4 friends to be godparents to ds. Over the past 3 years, most (3/4) of them don't seem to show much interest in ds. The other night I was on phone to one of these friends and she didn't even ask about ds. Is it too much to ask?
I'm really regretting choosing these people but at the time they were very supportive and kind.

Thing is, if you have to explain to someone that you want them to be interested in your child, it sort of says it all really. Interest should come naturally for it to mean much I think.

The brutal truth is, other people's kids just don't interst me much. I don't wish them any harm atall, and hope they are doing great, but I'm really not that fascinated by them. I have a pal who lives four hundred miles away. When we chat on the phone, she talks about her two kids no stop and it bores me to tears. She seldom asks after my ds. Apart from wanting to know they are doing well, I'm not that interested.

I do love kids when they get older though. I make tonnes of time for my friends and sisters kids over ten. We have great days out and loads of chats. It could be op that your mentors will come into their own once ds is older.

I do sympathise though. I have an only child. I am lucky with having a big family though.

I feel ever so slightly guilty now.

I have a 'God' child (I am an atheist and tried to turn it down on those grounds but friend at the time insisted and I was too flattered/young to say no absolutely) but I have no contact with him what-so-ever.

I gave a very generous gift and presents every Christmas and birthday up until I moved a long distance away. I took the opportunity to lose contact with his mother (who by then I had identified as a toxic friend). I know she would have slagged me off about that to all who would listen - as I heard her do the same to a Godparent of her eldest child who had did exactly the same as me.

I completely regret agreeing to it in the first place but I didn't/don't consider it an important enough role to continue when it would be keeping up a long-distance friendship with a woman I no longer like.

I think the naming ceremony stuff is quite a niche thing. I must admit I don't quite see the point and have turned down an invitation to one recently.
I think without a proper explanation of what the role involves then I think the mentors can be forgiven for not meeting your expectations.
That said though - you'd think they'd've asked at the time you asked them. So that if it's outings/being available for birthdays etc for evermore they can say 'no' or go into it with their eyes open.