My dd and ds are being baptised in the new year. I met the priest on Friday to talk it over. I have been meaning to meet with him sooner but was moving house and then had to decorate everywhere as it was a mess.
My PIL have always had issues with religion, i am from Scotland where football causes some problems with religion, it is daft but when i met my dp he knew i had been brought up in a catholic family, and his parents have made silly comments, for example "are you sure you can drink tea in this house, we do not use holy water", so they knew too.
So, i'll get to the point eh, after a few talks with the ils, yesterday they asked us if we would have dd wear a gown made from mil's wedding dress, she made for my sil's service at the Salvation Army 19 years ago. Which she described to us as a knitted white dress with a coat. Mil says it would make her happier and would mean a lot. It is a nice idea, but we just paid £65 on a gown and hat, i can't return it as it was in the sale.
MIL isn't happy and thinks our dcs being baptized means a faith is being 'rammed down their throats'. So it would make this easier for them, but i really like the gown we chose. DP says wait to see the gown (which has been in the loft for 19 years) and then decide. But the fact that we chose ours together, and paid so much for it is swaying me already.