Previously on Project Papapalooza:
Hey dads – Adrian here.
Compadre is a funny word in Spanish. Originally, a compadre was they way parents referred to the godparents of their children. In ancient Rome, a compater referred the person who co-operated with the father.
Later in history, the term compadre (co-father) implied that, in Catholicism, godparents were supposed to raise the little ones in the Catholic faith should something prevent the parents from doing so.
In Mexico, there is a National Day of the Compadre on the third Sunday of March because -according to the Catholic calendar- it lands right between the Carnival and Easter.
In fairness, it’s mostly a question of trust. Close friends are the most reliable ones, the kind of people who would give without asking for anything in return.
However, who would you entrust your sons and your daughters, should something bad happen to you?
That’s a hell of an existential question to ponder.
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