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Friday, September 1, 2006 12:00 AM

I've lost control of my son's christening!

Crazy relatives are coming. They're staying with us. Help!
By Cary Tennis

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  • Friday, September 1, 2006 08:28 AM

    To No Name Given

    snark

    some churches do christenings, some do infant baptisms, basically same ceremony.

    As far as baptisms go, some churches pour water on the head, some dunk the person (adult) entirely, i.e., the Baptists, hence where the name came from.

    Thanks for the clarification, but that's not exactly what I was confused about. I know what a christening is. I've just never heard of making such a big deal about it, like inviting people from out of town for it. It's as if someone told me they sent out invitations to their son's first baseball game.

    —snark

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