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My godson came to visit and have supper a couple of days ago…

It was really cool to see him. He told me his parents, who had recently moved to a new house, want me to come and visit. I look forward to doing that, soon.

We had a very nice visit. He spoke of his partner, whom he visited in the UK last year, showed me photos of the trip. I had given him the number of my cousin who lives there who, with his wife, had come down and taken my godson and his friend to dinner. The pictures were great.

I’ve known this kid literally since the day he was born, and watched him grow up to be a fine young man.
Just as his parents were my friends even before he was born, now he also calls periodically to see how I’m doing.

He’s going to be 22 in Dec; he lives with two roommates and works part time while attending nursing school. We’re all incredibly proud of him.

When he got ready to return home, he hugged me and I asked him to please let me know he’d gotten home safely. I was a little embarrassed to ask, but he smiled kindly. "No problem. You know Mom always asks, too." So I packed up some leftovers for him and his roommates, and he was off.

Later, he called from home, and said his roommates were devouring the food. I heard him say, "You could at least thank my godmother for the food !" I heard a chorus of voices saying "Thank you, Godmother !" and chuckled. 😊
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FreddieUK · 70-79, M
What a beautiful relationship. I’m glowing for you as I read it.
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
Never had much of a relationship with my godparents. Yet in my teens my godmother gave me a hand stitched goose down pillow of horses.

Somehow, after decades, I still have it.

I don't even have any pictures of them or their kids and grandkids.
They had a weird last name, even for being German.
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@bijouxbroussard My godparents were far older than my mother. When mom married by dad she was still in Iowa. Mom worked in a small town restaurant. One of her coworkers was my godmother.

Yeah I was conceived in Iowa, my father moved to the desert here in California to set-up everything before she moved out here where I was born.

My godmother never saw me at birth.
@DeWayfarer In the old days, Creoles had home births, and it was tradition for everyone you knew to be present, if not in the actual room with you and the midwife, at least in the house.That tradition continued when hospital births became available to us. So in the delivery room with Mom and me were Tante Juliette and my grandmother. My father, grandfather, uncles, my father’s parents and brothers (and various friends) were in the waiting room, in shifts. Pop and his parents got to stay; everyone else kept being put out and sneaking back in.

Throughout my life, I’ve been encountering people who have proudly told me they flew up from New Orleans to be at my "birth".
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@bijouxbroussard Only my half brother was even in the hospital at my birth. He was the one to drive her there. Dad was at work, working graveyard shift at a bakery.

No one could even have been around. My half brother was only 16.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
You seem to have had a great reunion. How is it his partner is in UK and he in US? That has to be so hard.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@bijouxbroussard we are leaving on a cruise up the eastern seaboard then down the St Lawrence to Montreal. We are worried about both durections
@samueltyler2 That sounds like so much fun.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@bijouxbroussard we hope so.
Aww. So awesome. I am happy for your (familial and friendship) bonds and connections, it is so precious and sweet.

I ❤.
That's lovely, he sounds like a fine young gentleman, you must be so proud of him
@AbsolutelyFabulous He is. His Mom marvels that he’s never had that moody teenage phase. He was a sweet kid and he’s still really nice now. His mother is my friend who’s originally from County Cork.
@bijouxbroussard oh, that's my favourite part of Ireland, how lovely
@AbsolutelyFabulous While he was traveling he got to meet some of his mother’s family, too.
That's so sweet.
Vin53 · M
Nice to see some good news here bb, ❤
Mellowgirl · 31-35, F
So heartwarming. ❤

 
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