Recently a friend of mine was asked to be the Godfather to an acquaintance's newborn son. It came as a bit of a shock given that he hasn't seen or spoken to this acquaintance in two years. Even worse, the acquaintance never took the time to even tell my friend that his wife was pregnant. My friend asked my advice. I told him flat out - say no. For some reason he felt guilty about saying no so he reluctantly said yes. Yesterday the acquaintance called to tell him the Baptism will be held on Saturday, December 23 and it's in another state. So now my friend is expected drive to another state on the biggest holiday weekend of the year to be Godfather to a kid he'll probably never see again.