How well do you know YOUR godparents?

[Hulababy]

Seen a few threads over Christmas about the role of godparents and it got me thinking.

Do you know who your godparents are or how/why they were chosen by your parents?
Are you and/or your parents still in touch with them?
Did they always remember birthdays/CHristmas? Do they still?
What role, if any, have they played in your life?

No reason for wanting to know. Just nosey

Although I have been christened I don't have Godparents althoudh is still in contact with his godmother she lives in London & we don't get there very often.

i know all my godparents.
i hear from two of them regularly - always christmas and birthdays. my mother is in touch with all three.
one of them has been a real role model. she has no children of her own and i considered asking her to be my own dd's godmother! she gave me so many thought provoking books - the ragged trousered philanthropist was a 14th birthday present!
my godparents are less than 20 years older than me, and I think that makes a bit of difference. they have been there on all the important days - like my wedding.
dd doesn't have godparents (long story) but have sorted guardians instead.

I don't have any either despite being christened. Have always felt I missed out on something special, so have made sure all my children have godparents. So far, so good. They all dote on their respective godchildren.

My godparents are relatives (I am pretty sure about that anyway) but not 100% sure on which ones they are. Must remember to ask my parents again. As such they have just been normal relatives, not an extra special role in my life. Was treated in same way as all their other neices/nephews. See them about once or twice a year max now - at family occasions.

Actually thinking about it one/two of them (or might be my brother's) might be an old friend of parents who they haven't seenfor many, many years. Again no particular role in our lifes.

ps - I also try to be a good godparent to my god-daughter who I also dote on.

One was my mums best friend but she lived abroad most of my childhood so I never got to know her.

One was my dad's sister & I've never had any kind of special relationship with her.

The 3rd was my mum's brother, who is a bloody lunatic.

Was always a bit jealous of my sisters who had "proper" godparents (ie - bought them presents ).

my godfather tried to ask me out when I was 16! He was really coming on strong, the dirty old b*gger. My dad was furious. I never knew my godmother. She moved away before I was old enough to remember her.

I don't have any godparents

DH had 4. One is dead - not a surprise as she was 77 when he was born. We saw the other 2 over xmas. DH had not seen them for 10 years. His parents have remained in close touch with them

I have my "auntie and uncle" (Dad's cousin but they were both only ones so more like siblings). The uncle is now dead, but we always kept in good contact. Their oldest daughter is the same age as me and we used to spend holidays with each others families (her with us in the country, then me with them in London). Now see her fairly regularly as I now live only a couple of miles from her.

My other godmother was a neighbour/friend of my parents years ago. She and mum were pregnant together (my sister not me) and the friend had a still birth. She and mum still kept close, she went on to have a successful pregnancy then mum had me. Mum asked her to be my godmother and I have always felt very special to her. She always remembers my birthday, is really interested in us as a family (me and my kids) and when she comes to visit her son in London, she comes t see me too.

When I got confirmed as a teenager, all my godparents came to the service despite it being a long journey and none of them being religious or churchgoers themselves. They all said it was because their role was officially coming to an end, I was taking the vows for myself which they'd taken on my behalf as a baby.

I think I had very nice godparents, good choices and hope the choices we've made for our children are as good.

I had three godparents. I don't recall my godfather as he died when I was young. One of my godmothers I knew well, she was a family friend. I spent time with her as a child and received presents from her, including new baby gifts for my own babies, until she died when ds2 was young. After that we kept in touch with her daughter for a long time but have lost touch now. My other godmother was my mum's aunt. I didn't know her well as she lived in Africa and the Middle East but I was sent gifts and she left me a diamond ring when she died.

My own children's godparents are pretty good at their 'jobs' and I'm grateful for that. They are often in touch and in fact, dd1 is now godmother to her own godmother's baby, which is really lovely.

My godparents are my mum's siblings (an aunt and an uncle). I grew up being pretty close to them, probably because they are relatives anyway, and felt it was my duty to tell them that godparents were supposed to give their godchildren money - they thought it was hilarious, but never gave me any! They have strict instructions to remember me well in their wills!! And they have a great sense of humour, thank goodness.

My dh and I are both godparents to children that I childmind, him to a boy and me to a girl. We were both really touched that we were asked, and will remain in contact with both families long after they don't need a childminder. We certainly take our roles seriously, although I treat my god-daughter the same as I treat her sisters (buying pressies etc). She is only four, and tells people proudly that I am her "fairy godmother" - which we will probably continue with well into adulthood!

I know my godmother well.

I remember she bought me a Womble Radio. When we had a power cut, I was the only happy one in the house, cos my radio and it's batteries were new!