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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm Catholic and so a baptism is something very solemn and important to me, yet I'm trying to think of a way to help you.

Are you atheist or are you spiritual? If spiritual, maybe a UU minister or some other internet-ordained person could provide you with the ritual and welcoming of your child into the larger karmic, interconnect universe.  If that's not what you're looking for, the idea of a complete stranger (a student!) saying in a grave voice "Welcome Baby Ava" in front of a crowd of people who know her seems to not carry any of the meaning that you seem to be looking for.  What are you trying to get out of this event? You said that you'd write the ceremony/words, what would such a thing say and what would you gain from having a stranger say them instead of you?

I think the judgement is coming from the fact that you want someone inexpensive, possibly even just a student, that you've had maybe one phone conversation with before the day.  That doesn't strike DCUMers as having any meaning whatsoever, and therefore your responses are put-downs rather than helpful.

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