Godfatherhood

I'm godfather to a beautiful and amazing six year old girl.

Being a godfather, to me, is a big responsibility, and believe it or not I had been asked a couple of times before to be godfather to other children. I said no. It was because in one case I really didn't know the girl who asked all that well and I'm sure she thought I was Catholic. The other time it was because it just wouldn't have been a good idea.

This time was different, though. The friend who asked me is a close friend, someone who has been to war with me and stuck by me when nobody else would. Someone who doesn't just talk the talk when she decides she's your friend. Ain't many people like that out there anymore.

And the child she had is incredible---she's a miniature of her mom, just as smart, sassy, and funny. She's gonna break a lot of hearts as she gets older, without even meaning to.

Since she was born I've come to think of her as my own. I'll never have children myself, and she's really the closest to that I'll ever get.

They moved to Arizona a few years ago, and are now in California. Which means I don't get to see them very often. Still, I get updates. Goddaughter is getting into acting--she's already done a day on Men Of A Certain Age, and a Disney commercial, and she's getting more auditions all the time, too. She's also gotten paid for her gig on the TV show, which means that, at age six, she is officially a professional actress. Needless to say, I'm very proud of her, and I look forward to seeing her on TV.

She's come a long way from that bald, toothless baby that I taught how to give raspberrys. I actually have that on video.

Yes, I'm bragging. As I said, I'm very proud. I miss her and her mom terribly--hardly an hour goes by without something reminding me of one or both of them.

And I apologize for this ultimately pointless post--I just felt like talking about my (god)daughter.