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New Godparents

4/18/2015

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Welcome back to Taylor Talks!

I was just thinking about adoption, and more specifically, the adoptions that we've had in our family. Each adoption is a celebration with family and friends, but it's not just our immediate family that get official new titles like "mom," "brother," "sister," or "dad." People outside of the immediate family also get new titles when a child becomes an official part of our family.
With each adoption has come the bestowing of the title "Godfather" and "Godmother." Now, I've said in previous posts that my family is not very religious. We've all been raised learning about both my mom's religion and my dad's religion, but have kind of created our own mixed religion in our house. We don't go to church or temple, but we celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah. We've learned about the significance of Easter and Passover, but don't celebrate in a real religious way. So why would we have Godparents?

The truth is that in our family, the title of "Godparent" is more of a way to honor someone and say that they're special to us. I was the only child who was actually baptized and given official Godparents in the eyes of the church. With everyone else, we've just made a big deal over who the Godparents are for each child, and seen special connections grow between child and Godparents. Like my mom's best friend and her husband, who are my sister's Godparents... my sister gets a kick out of hearing us say things like, "It's Father's Day, do you want to call your Godfather?"

Adoption days are really special for our immediate family, but they also mean a lot to extended family and friends. These days mean that a child is part of our forever family, and that there is one more Krigsman kid for everyone to love. Godparents are a special part of the family, and it's nice to see my parents take their time in choosing a Godfather and Godmother for each of my siblings when they become an official Krigsman.

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Taylor

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    My family started doing foster care when I was three years old. We took in nineteen children over the course of eighteen years, with our last placement leaving in December 2014. I'm the only biological child in my family, though my parents adopted five of my siblings.

    I love to share my perspective on the foster care system and share how my unique upbringing shaped my life.

    I'm also a Cast Member at Walt Disney World and lover of all things Disney! My career allows me the opportunity to find a little bit of Magic in life every day.


    I enjoy sharing my journey as a writer as well. Find my children's books on Amazon and keep following my blog for updates on future books that I'll be releasing!

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