aytonangel
04-12-04, 01:18
Oh No!!!
Really need some tips here.
My cousins little boy is getting christened on this coming Sunday and about two months ago she asked my husband and I to be Godparents. I was thrilled and said yes straight away. I didn't give two thoughts about my problems facing people and how self concious I feel in front of them.
My self conciousness leads to worrying which leads to panicking which then leads to that 'fluffy head' feeling, ringing ears, pins and needles and the urgent desire to just hot foot it to somewhere where I feel safe and not watched. I am really starting to worry about this and have considered calling my cousin and telling her I am so sorry but I simply cannot do it. (I can feel a shiver now thinking about it)
Calling her is not an option I feel I have - I love my cousin dearly and are so close we are almost like sisters, always have been. Her asking me means an awful lot to me as I love her children like I do my own. I feel this would be an insult to her to refuse to do it no matter what the reason, I would even feel guilty if I couldn't do it because I was laid up in a hospital bed or something of that ilk.
I really need some tips and advice of how to get through this situation without making a complete ass of myself or making myself ill whilst doing it.
Anybody got any ideas?
The whole service will last about 10 mins then there is a get together afterwards. As far as I know there will be mainly my relations there and my cousins friends. The get together afterwards is no problem to me it's just the standing on the church altar in full view of all them people. Heaven forbid I drop the baby in the font in my panic [:o)]
Really need some tips here.
My cousins little boy is getting christened on this coming Sunday and about two months ago she asked my husband and I to be Godparents. I was thrilled and said yes straight away. I didn't give two thoughts about my problems facing people and how self concious I feel in front of them.
My self conciousness leads to worrying which leads to panicking which then leads to that 'fluffy head' feeling, ringing ears, pins and needles and the urgent desire to just hot foot it to somewhere where I feel safe and not watched. I am really starting to worry about this and have considered calling my cousin and telling her I am so sorry but I simply cannot do it. (I can feel a shiver now thinking about it)
Calling her is not an option I feel I have - I love my cousin dearly and are so close we are almost like sisters, always have been. Her asking me means an awful lot to me as I love her children like I do my own. I feel this would be an insult to her to refuse to do it no matter what the reason, I would even feel guilty if I couldn't do it because I was laid up in a hospital bed or something of that ilk.
I really need some tips and advice of how to get through this situation without making a complete ass of myself or making myself ill whilst doing it.
Anybody got any ideas?
The whole service will last about 10 mins then there is a get together afterwards. As far as I know there will be mainly my relations there and my cousins friends. The get together afterwards is no problem to me it's just the standing on the church altar in full view of all them people. Heaven forbid I drop the baby in the font in my panic [:o)]