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Not chosen as godparent

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Conundrum12345 · 23/03/2023 21:32

Friends of ours recently had twins. I've known friend 1 for about 15 years since Uni and his wife about 10 years who I've become very close to, so much that they came to my covid wedding of 10 people.

They've gone through a lot of trouble to get to have their twins and my friends wife shared all their issues with me constantly when no-one else knew. My OH and I had similar issues and are due our first baby in September. She had said she would not have got through their infertility without me.

This evening I found out from a friend who was chosen to be one of the twins godmothers that they had chosen the godparents. I was by no means expecting to be godmother but I was really hurt to find out my friends wife has chosen the other godmother as her friend from work who she has known for 2 years. Godfathers are brothers on either side.

I know that it might sound petty but I'm really upset and hurt and don't know how to react.

OP posts:
snitzelvoncrumb · 26/03/2023 10:23

saraclara · 24/03/2023 18:54

Surely it's a massive kind of entitlement to expect to be a Godparent, and sulk when you're not?

I can't imagine a friend telling me that they've cancelled a Sunday lunch they invited me to because they're sad that I didn't choose them. That would kill the friendship stone dead for me.

Parents get to choose the Godparents for their children, and for whatever reason they want. It's quite bizarre to feel that you get to complain to them when they don't pick you.

🙄

2ndTimeRound90 · 26/03/2023 14:42

You mentioned each twin will have a godfather and godmother each and that his brothers are the godfathers. Who is the other godmother if her colleague is one?

Do you see the twins often? Is it possible the colleague spends more time with them/knows the babies better?

Ermweareemergencyservices · 02/04/2023 14:05

How did lunch go @Conundrum12345

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