i have been designated as godmother to alex and tim’s baby. alex tells me the other night they are baptizing the baby in the catholic church to appease her [alex’s] mother. i know, yuck. i wouldn’t do anything like that to make my parents happy. i would tell them baby’s not getting baptized, get over it. luckily, my parents aren’t like that at all. i'm a lucky girl.
so alex tells me part of being the godmother is attending a weekly class for a month to teach [brainwash] the chosen godmother. again, yuck. i said no way. i will be there at the baptism but i’m not going to those classes. what a nightmare! we agreed i will be teaching their son about the different religions and spirituality and the history of religion and spirituality. he will also learn critical thought and about choice. mostly i want to teach him the importance of choice. i don’t think the catholic church will condone nor, teach these things in “godparent class.” i still think it’s brilliant their baby’s godmother is an atheist. how’s that for irony.
wikipedia entry on godparents
obviously we are taking the more modern definition of a godmother: “the modern view of a godparent tends to be an individual chosen by the parents to take an interest in the child's upbringing and personal development.”
religious guidance, not so much.
why am i so invested? because i love them and especially their kid. that, and alex said she wants me to teach him as much as i can because i’m “smart.”
LOL
maybe i can be like that character in Big Fish telling him long stories to teach him lessons. who knows if he will believe any of it but maybe someday something will click and he'll call me up and tell me all about it.
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