Both my mother and my husband’s mother would like to make the baptismal gown for my baby. What should I do?
Posted on August 30th, 2009 by admin
Both my mother and my husband’s mother have asked to make the baptismal gown for my baby’s baptism. I would like to let my mother make the gown, but I also want them both to have a part in the baptism. Do you think that if I asked my husband’s mother to make a baptismal bonnet she would be happy? What should I do?
Lucky you!! And lucky grandbaby too!
Maybe ask your Mother-in-law for a bonnet and a jacket if the weather is going to be cool. Perhaps they can coordinate by using the same fabric for all three. (My daughter-in-law saved the fabric cut off of her wedding gown for the baptismal gown.)
August 31st, 2009 at 4:51 am
maybe they can both make the gowna nd work on it together and each have equal partake in it. or they can talk to eachother and work out something
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August 31st, 2009 at 5:29 am
Have them talk together, let them pick out everything together and let them deal with it, they’re both grown women they’ll think of something together. But if they can’t think of something to together, tell them you’ll do it yourself.
Either both can be happy and work together, or both can be pissed and not have anything to do with it.
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Mommy of 4
August 31st, 2009 at 6:14 am
You should see if they can get together and figure something out. I know how you feel.. Theres this lady at my church who before Marsyas was even born she designated herself to make his baptismal outfit. I wasn’t too enthused because I wanted him to wear the one my brother wore when he was baptised. Just to be polite though I let her make it
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August 31st, 2009 at 6:53 am
Why don’t you talk with both of them and ask them to both work together on it. By doing this you won’t make either one of this mad.
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August 31st, 2009 at 7:35 am
maybe you should let them both make one
then you can choose one for the baby to where at the baptisum and then one for the celebration party thing after
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August 31st, 2009 at 7:50 am
well if your mother makes the gown your husbands mother still has part in the baptism just by being there and experiencing the event. maybe you should they should both work together on making it. pick someone to make it and they both contribute ideas. if that’s too much of a hassle the real decision comes down to you. you can just tell your husbands mom thanks for the offer but u really wanted your mom to make it!! hope this helped!!
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my intelligence!!
August 31st, 2009 at 8:40 am
Could you just tell your MIL that you agreed to let your mother do it first? perhaps if you have a second child your MIL can make a gown?
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August 31st, 2009 at 9:16 am
Lucky you!! And lucky grandbaby too!
Maybe ask your Mother-in-law for a bonnet and a jacket if the weather is going to be cool. Perhaps they can coordinate by using the same fabric for all three. (My daughter-in-law saved the fabric cut off of her wedding gown for the baptismal gown.)
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August 31st, 2009 at 9:33 am
Let them both make one…..use one for the actual baptism and use the other for the reception, family get together after wards…..
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August 31st, 2009 at 9:47 am
I would be really apologetic to your husband’s mother – tell her you are embarrassed, you wish you could have two, but you already told your mother she could make it and could she make a bonnet instead? The truth really, I’d just try to avoid saying that you’ve chosen between the two requests and not chosen her. Maybe you could also say to her that she should consider herself asked to make the gown for any next child you have.
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