We may have made a mistake...
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Our son's godfather visited this weekend. A sweet guy, but incredibly boring, super legalistic, and also all he ever talks about is church. Granted, we wanted a godfather who would care about our son's Christian upbringing, but maybe could carry a conversation about ANYTHING else. As he was leaving today, after filling our house with so much incense that we couldn't breathe, he said, "I'll come back to visit again in two or three weeks. I'd like to visit at least that often." I guess when we picked a godfather, we weren't anticipating twenty sleep-overs a year with him for the rest of our son's childhood. Crap. by Wench in Six-Word Memoirs on Apr 29, 2012 | 
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jl333 says,
Crap, is right. Wouldn't want to be in your shoes.jene2008 says,
Wow! He sure takes his responsibility to the extreme. Some kids don't even see their biological father that much.wackjob says,
was once an altar boy---still love that intense incense--- bury this dude in your walls --- incense beats rotting flesh like rock beats scissorsWench says,
I always thought a godfather more or less holds your baby at their baptism and then that's it... It was under that assumption that we asked him. This is definitely not what we had planned.marymc says,
That much incense can't be good for the baby's lungs. That shit's gotta stop.maryjane31 says,
Just tell him you and especially the baby are allergic to that stuff! I'm with marymc this would really get me mad. Tell him in a nice way the first time and hope you don't have a second time. Hope he gets the hint.Wench says,
Yeah that was my thought. =/ My husband was in the shower and I was upstairs nursing and all of a sudden couldn't breath and had a terrible headache. As soon as my husband got out of the shower he called down and said he had to stop. It blows me away, the things that aren't common sense to people, especially about babies. A relative was holding him today and my brother-in-law caught them with a coffee-dipped finger headed for my son's mouth. Wtf is wrong with people???Wench says,
My son isn't even six months old - just... I don't get it.maryjane31 says,
The coffee dipper has to go as well. You are right what the hell is wrong with people!! Just stand strong Wench. This is your little boy and just be the boss with ignorant relatives. I think we all have horror stories to tell but not here.Wench says,
I had heard a thousand times about the whole Mama Lion instinct. What I never realised is how early on I'd have to be doing it!MrsPremise says,
Wow! That's awful how people think they can take liberties with another's child! Now that I think about it, I'm remembering some of the same issues. My mother refused to give my nephew his medication because she didn't think he needed it. What's harder is watching parents do really stupid things themselves. My great-niece was given all kinds of junk food and things normally held off, from the time she was 6 months old. They just laughed. Of course they are both grossly overweight.Release you Mama Lion, Wench. You won't regret it.
Wench says,
My husband once saw a family out at a restaurant feeding their baby, who couldn't have been more than a month, soda. Come on, people, babies can't take care of themselves, that's our job. Ugh.