What to call non-godly godparents?

[Minkus]

We are organising a party to mark the fact that our famly is complete, ds2 arrived 6 weeks ago and as we didn't get ds1 christened would like to celebrate our 2 boys with our friends and family. If that makes sense!

We would like to ask a couple of friends to be "godparents"- people that we would love to have a special involvement in the boys lives, sort of mentors. But what do we call them? The celebration will be nothing about god (although we are christian in our values I suppose, we're not into organised christianity).

Your ideas are most welcome!

[Inquisitive]

My sister is a "fairy godmother" to her friend's ds - bit twee?

[LittleMyDancingForJoy]

Our Ds has one fairy godmother and one oddmother, because we didn't christen him.

[mrsbabookaloo]

The usual choices are "goodparents" or "oddparents".

Or, my friends' children have "special ones"

[ilovemydog]

I had a 'pagan godfather' when I was young. He was just called, 'pagan.'

[CantSleepWontSleep]

Goodparents.

[ViolentFemme]

ds has spiritual guardians rather than godparents

[ummadam]

LPs is one I have heard - from loco parentis - acting in the place of the parents.

[LivingLaVidaLurker2]

A friend of mine chose guideparents, which I thought was rather lovely.

[eleanorsmum]

we had dd named in a naming ceremony held by the local regitra and our 'godparents' were called responsible adults. bit of a laugh as what were before!

[drspouse]

I've heard such people called "sponsors" though as that is also used for baptism you might not want that.

[MadreInglese]

Guardians is nice

[pointydog]

I like oddparents.

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