Life Under a Mircroscope

So I googled Pastor's Kids and I found this message board. Check out what one person said :

I am a PK kid. I know life is harder being a pastor's son. I relate to a lot of others on this site. It is not fair you know, being a PK. You don't have a choice to sign up to become a pastor's kid; you just are! Everything you "do" or "say"' is under a microscope. You can't be yourself or let loose, because if someone sees you let loose and not being mature, they would tell the whole congregation about it! And I am not talking about letting loose to be dumb or ignorant — just being yourself and having fun. It is almost like being famous and not. I think the hardest part about being a PK is to know your Dad is not a normal father to you. Everyone else is more important to him. We all really need to pray about how we are going to talk to our dads about this.

Comments

[Melvin Cross jr]

This is wonderful! Finally other people who understand my life as a "PK". Under the spot light, not by choice, but either by the demand of the congregation (by gossiping about us) or Mom and Dad making us do the things that the other members of the church won't do. Now, don't get me wrong, it does have it's perks, because our parents could be out doing working a meaningless 9-5, but they are not. They are doing the work of God. But one of my main problems as a pk, was and still is, I feel like I am put on the back burner for the church, and that really hurts. It causes recentment towards the congregation and towards your parents. You see your mom and dad help people and the same people they help, turn and talk about them. But hey, what can we say, Go gives us the strength to endure.

[rebeca]

haha very true. I guess all of us PKs know how it feels!!
besides everything you said people also think that you are perfect and if you do something wrong its like the end of the world. LOL
but hey God put us as pastor´s kids for a reson

[phebe]

haha. but still. i feel rather stressed up sometimes. being forced to put on a facade and smile at them. making sure no one catch me doing wrong stuff like running away from sunday school. i have to set a standard to all those teenagers that are my age. i'm not so good!

but ya.. guess i have to accept it. =)

[jjack]

I have been a pk for 20 years now.In the beging i felt very honored to be part of something that not everyone else could be. This feeling has changed due to the fact that no child has the understanding of how life will change.Time and attention was,has and,always been a problem.Its very difficult to see a pator and a father.If ur good at one the other suffers.When mine became a pastor i lost a father..the trade of to a child not good. When ur peers talk about the vacations,sporting event,the bond,not true..more like the phone calls from out of town conventions or someone else families problem. As iv gotten older i relized i have clung to other families to feel the void of mine.Iam very glad i found this web site to voice my thoughts to club u cant freely join by choice.thanks

[Kristina Julia Colobong]

I understand you...me to. It is hard to be a pastor's kid. whether we like it or not it is in our blood. All I can say is just be proud to be one of us. I know and we know God has a big purpose. Just be thankful that GOD chose us to be one.

[meshell smack]

I am so glad that I came across this post, It has really opened up my eyes..because I'am some what new at this and somethings I really dont understand....THANKS...