# Grandkid.  Christening.  I'm an Atheist. I'm broke.

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 18, 2017, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandkid-christening-im-an-atheist-im-broke/796621 "2017-09-18T09:16:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandkid-christening-im-an-atheist-im-broke/796621/21 "2017-09-20T16:32:10Z")

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> [@Grey](#):
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> Why not have someone live stream or Skype the happy event? That way you can enjoy the momentary splash of water and the 30 minutes of unhappy baby from the comfort of your home.

Two xmases ago one relative couldn’t make it to our party due to work obligations. We Face Timed with him, propping up my iPad so everyone could say hi. It was one of the highlights of the event.

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