So, who regrets their Godparent choices?

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Do the people you chose for Godparents for your DC take their role seriously? Or do they not bother with them at all?

I regret one choice I made so much! But the others I chose, I couldn't have picked better people :)

I'm a very bad non god parent because I'm sure DH's God daughter must know I think it's all unload of rubbish.

nope not in the UK it's down to the childrens court and they will appoint a relative if there's one young/able enough. If you want a say then list the people they would consider in order of preference, that will be taken into account more than a non relative if there are relatives

No god parents here as not christened my dc. Have asked my sister to be their carer should anything happen to us. My other sisters aren't happy as I now have 3 dc and they all wanted to have a dc each. For dh and I, we want them all together should the worst happen.

I was asked by a so called friend and I wish I hadn't bothered now. I really tried to look after my Godson and always remembered his birthday and Christmas. His mother on the other hand, took great delight in stabbing me in the back last year and I had no other option than to cut ties. Sad really, but back stabbing me was her choice.

Anyhow, now I have a DS and the two people I chose for Godparents are wonderful and really step upto the mark.

My parents regret their choice of godfather for me. They asked a colleague of my mum's and he disappeared from our lives when I was about 4 or 5. Gave me no spiritual support whatsover!

usually the guardian written in Wills is someone the children's court would choose anyway like the closest aunt/uncle of the child so it's fine to list them in your will.

I'm a godparent. I'm not religious and neither are the child's parents. However I didn't feel I could say No.

I had a lovely god mother when I was growing up, which I think set me on the right path. I will be proud to see my god daughter make her first communion in a couple of months.
It's more often the fact that people don't know what is expected of them or don't want to say no.
Your friends from church one is difficult though....

I've got one GD that i'm useless with as the mother is very odd and is difficult to contact. TBH, our friendship completely changed after she was useless to me when i really needed her.

With my other GD i am very diligent in my duties and try to spend time as much time with her as possible. At the moment she is not very nice (unlike her adorable sister!!) and a bit of a mean girl bully, but i hope she grows out of it as i fancy discreet champagne fuelled mentoring lunches and hearing what the youff is into.

GP's for our children, it seems we have balance as one pair are beyond useless (after begging to be part of DD's life) and we have lost touch in 5 years. The other GP are all very active and make special time.

My Mum and Dad are DSs Godparents and My Mum and Sis are DDs. At least we know that they will be guided by people who adore them as much as we do.

We also chose my "best" friend and her husband. I've known her 35 years and we are Godparents to her kids. However, they have shown themselves to be rude and flaky of late, pissed me off no end and definitely made me wonder about my choice.

I picked their aunts and uncles to avoid any fickle choices that would prve to be pointless a few years down the road - and as it's turned out I was right to do so. Had we picked friends then one of the main candidates is no longer on the scene.

The thing I do regret though, is haveing then christened at all. I honestly don't know why I bothered to do it, and I feel a bit daft that I did now! Luckily I saw sense with DS3 and didn't bother for him.

I do struggle to understand why you would want a religious christening if you are not religious. We had lovely welcome parties in the garden for ours for extended family, drank champagne had readings etc - would have felt wrong to go into a church and promise to bring them up as christian when we wouldn't be.