I have been very lucky in my life to have wonderful godparents--a godmother, in particular, who has always been a strong presence and has been involved in all the major things in my world. In fact, our little guy's due date is on her birthday. Wouldn't that be something?
When it came to choosing godparents for our son, we didn't have to think very hard about it. There are three particular people in our life who are not family--but might as well be--who we know will love our son as if he were their own. When we asked each of these people to be a godparent, they all answered with a resounding "yes"--without a moment of hesitation.
They are three people who are very different from each other as well as from my husband and I. They will round out our little man's world in ways that Husband and I can't. They are, for the purposes of this blog: Engineer Godfather, Teacher Godmother, and Doctor Godmother. I know, I know...it sounds like the beginning of a bad joke.
Husband and Engineer Godfather have been best friends since grade school. In high school, Engineer Godfather met Teacher Godmother...and were married once they were out of college. I love a good romance, don't you?
Engineer Godfather is a thinker and planner, while my husband is more of a risk taker. They balance each other out nicely...we have sat through many a dinner while my husband and his best bud tear situations apart, and while they have differing ways of finding an answer, they always end up with a solution together. Teacher Godmother is a kind, positive person--she always has a smile and a warm hug ready for you. Engineer Godfather and Teacher Godmother are a great pair--they are far more adventurous then Husband and I are. They have travelled all over the world, while Husband and I tend to travel all over...Disney World. They are probably the only way our son will be exposed to sea food, as we stay away from all fish and ocean cuisine.
Godfather Engineer and Godmother Teacher will be able to tell our son all sorts of stories about his father...about the time the three of them lived in New Orleans together and all the shenanigans Husband and Godfather Engineer got into when they were boys. I won't go into detail (I don't know if the statute of limitations has run out on some of the things they got away with), but I know if our son is anywhere near as smart (and stealthy) as his dad, it's going to take both Husband and Godfather Engineer to stay one step ahead of him.
Godmother Doctor and I met our freshman year in college and were roommates until we graduated. We have weathered many storms together. My son will learn dedication and hard work from his Godmother Doctor. When I met her for the first time nearly 10 years ago, she announced to me that she was pre-med and she was going to be a surgeon. She is now in the second year of her surgical residency at a very prominent hospital. The road there has not been easy--from listening to her recite her organic chemistry notes in her sleep to watching her get no sleep during her first year as an intern--but she's a tough cookie and she has never swayed from her goal. She is always unapologetically herself, and always has been, and I think that's fantastic. She has stoody by my side through bad relationships, bad haircuts, my wedding, my father's illness and many other things. I have no doubt she'd move heaven and earth for my son if he needed it.
She'll be able to tell my son stories about his mother back in the day, too. Our weekly ritual of grilled cheese and bad girly TV shows--or the time we snuck a kitten into her dorm room in a duffle bag. Alas, Godmother Doctor and I were not as stealthy as Husband and his friend, but we did manage to get away with a little.
So while our mix of godparents may seem like a bad joke, in reality they are a trio that will enhance our son's life. And in our eyes, that makes them family.
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