would you be god parent to cm dss an dds

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have been asked today not sure how i feel what would you do ?

are you religious? do you go to church?

I would feel honoured if i was asked.

DD's God parents are her old childminder and childminder's husband. I want her to have someone special in her life who was not family (as family already has a special place). I must confess the childminder is not particularly religeous and so from that point of view maybe it wasn't the wisest choice. But they love DD dearly and she does have a special place in their lives. However, DD was 2 whenshe was baptised and no longer went to this childminder (because we moved, and also because we got a live-in nanny).

If you are worried that it will present a conflict of interest with your other mindees, then I thinkyou shouldn't worry about that. But, if you feel you are not up to role of godmother, then you should be honest about your reservations, I think. Not everyone wants to be a Godmother.

I can say that DD's godmother was as surprised as she could have been when I asked her. But, it has been a good choice and I certainly don't regret it.

Oh jeez... this reminds me, DS will be 3 in May and I still haven't sorted out Godparent for a baptism... I am such a slacker!

I was just surprised dont know if it crosses boundries from cm to friend and part of family which is lovly but when money and late pickup and sickness policies come in may be bit akward if now my god child. Also I am not religious at all but if I had a god child I would view them as a niece or nephew and would be prepared to embrace role. Also love my mindee v much she is a treasure

If it helps, we do drop DD off now and then with the childminder/Godmother and she still charges us the going rate. You should just be clear from the beginning that you are in business to make money. I think you just have to keep your childminding/business life separate from your personal/Godmother life. This is definately doable. Just be lear from the start. It has definitely worked for us, so if you want to do this I'm sure it could be a rewarding experience for all of you. But, it is a lifelong commitment, so make sure you actually want to take on this role.

I am godmother to one of my mindees, and my dh is godfather to another. Both families have only become friends through me being their childminder.

Neither of us are particularly religious, but do take our roles seriously. The parents live in hope that I will reduce my rates (they've always joked that this is the reason for asking!) I still work for the families, and there has never been a problem financially or otherwise - we still have contracts etc.