Baptism is one of the seven sacraments, which involves receiving God as your lord and saviour. In many religions it is applied; some are baptised as infants and others as adults, but it is a symbol where we establish that covenant with the creator. In the Catholic church, this ritual is often carried out when they are children. They have parties and it coincides with birthdays. For this reason, I have seen (I speak from my experience), that when choosing a godparent, they get carried away by the moment, the party, and do not take into account the true meaning of this figure in the life of a child.
De los padres y los padrinos
Parents and godparents Parents are the main actors in forming the nuclear family. They are responsible for the upbringing, protection and maintenance of the child. They have to ensure a healthy, adequate and functioning environment for the child to develop in society. This implies that not only they must be empowered, but they must also supervise the people surrounding their children's environment. If they decide to baptise the children, the godparents become part of the environment surrounding the child. Because they are chosen by the parents, according to their closeness, to promise to guide their child in the faith.
But this concept goes further, because the godparent accompanies the child throughout his or her growth, orienting, guiding and helping him or her to make choices. In case you didn't know, a godparent becomes a substitute parent in case the parents are absent for any reason at any time. Imagine the commitment! So to leave this task and responsibility to someone at the moment, who we don't even know well, we are being irresponsible with this precept of protecting the child in this environment in case of a fault.
Migue y yo dibujando
Migue y yo
Levanté la mano ¿Quién NO conoce a su padrino? De casualidad si existe una foto que le dice quien es pero ni el nombre sabe.
¡Que error tan grande!
My comadre and I have been friends since we were teenagers. We met when we were in high school, so it's been two decades since then. We know our families, friends, boyfriends, encounters and disappointments, all together. That is to say, we have a life ahead of us; this bond is important to exist because: I raised my hand Who does NOT know their best man? By any chance if there is a photo that tells you who it is but you don't even know the name.
Then, they choose godparents because of their economic status (the godfather will give me money for the party), they force him to buy the suit or the ring. Others choose him because he is the boss and they need to ingratiate themselves with him. Or maybe they are colleagues at work/university and they have no choice but to put them up. What a big mistake!
Migue, su mami y yo
¡Mi respuesta fue un rotundo SI! Y una alegría inmediata me ha invadido desde ese momento.
As I said in previous lines, if it is a person who can take your place at any time during your absence, do you leave that responsibility to someone you don't even know his middle name? In our case, I had no godchildren. For some reason, I hadn't taken care of that. Well, I think I have friends with children far away from where I am geographically heh heh. So when my comma asked me
My answer was a resounding YES! And an immediate joy has come over me since that moment. This is another mistake, he starts having godchildren who don't even know his name or where they live. They have 20 or 30 without taking into account this very important and crucial factor in the act of sponsoring someone.
Migue cuando no me quería
Continuing with my story, Migue and I have a unique bond, although at the beginning it wasn't like that. For some reason, when he saw me he would cry and didn't want me to hold him. This caused me frustration because I was the prettiest godmother he had! What was wrong with him? Well, we made fun of it because I had to figure out how to take pictures or participate in his celebrations. Her mother, always so focused, would tell me "don't worry, she would grow up and it would be different". Patience was the key.
That was indeed the case; as she grew up, our relationship changed to such an extent that she would ask her mum "let's go to the flower godmother's house". I think that because I always had a sweet or a piece of fruit for him, I knew what was coming he, he, he, he.... But that's how I did it, so it's not the means but the ends that matter, as Machiavelli would say, and behavioural theory reaffirms it.
Migue cuando medio me quería
El día de la despedida
El día de nuestra despedida
The day of the farewell Not to go into details, because we all know how sad separation is, one day Migue's parents left the country in search of better life opportunities. Just when Migue loved me, they left! Of course it was a difficult blow, but thanks to technology we can keep in touch.
A few years ago, I went to visit him in the country where he is and our bond grew closer. We slept, danced, studied, watched movies, he taught me about manga, mine Craft and his singer Lasso (this is the only thing I understood). He also likes Guaco, teaches me to eat vegetarian and to always tell the truth.
De paseo
En videollamada
"Para mí pequeño Migue:
Festejar tu nacimiento, siempre será un motivo de alegría en mi corazón. Celebro tu vida, Inteligencia, alegría y amor.
Espero que disfrutes este regalo y hasta nos volvamos a encontrar, recuerdes que siempre puedes contar con mi confíanza, chistes y complicidad.
Te abrazo desde aquí hasta allá.
Happy birthday to you! 🎂🎉🎂
¡Dios bendiga tus pasos!"
Migue is celebrating his birthday today, and for some time now, this has been our means of communication. Thanks to #Hive I was able to send him a gift with this note: "To my little Migue: Celebrating your birth will always be a source of joy in my heart. I celebrate your life, intelligence, joy and love. I hope you enjoy this gift and that we meet again, remember that you can always count on my trust, jokes and complicity. I hug you from here to there. Happy birthday to you! God bless your steps!"
Fotos de su crecimiento
Todas las imágenes son de nuestro álbum digital. Portada editada con app PostLab
El separador es de Fuente
Un ahijado es ese hijo, que no salió de nosotros, pero lo acompañamos como una madre. El mejor acto de fe; Dios nos une.
Amor de madrina
All images are from our photo book. The separator is fromA godchild is that son, who did not come from us, but we accompany him as a mother. The best act of faith; God unites us. Godmother's love.