tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433274671423715140.post4580519458650954102..comments2023-08-25T05:08:00.549-04:00Comments on Grace Church Children’s Ministry Blog: Pigeonholing the Preacher's DaughterGrace Church Children’s Ministryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00434803866743202058noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433274671423715140.post-90176608219635013862010-03-22T20:08:02.778-04:002010-03-22T20:08:02.778-04:00I grew up in a very small rural church, but was fo...I grew up in a very small rural church, but was fortunate in the fact that our church family had the same expectations for us as they did for their own kids, and not a different standard. However, outside our church has been a different story. In the community growing up I felt a huge responsibility to be well behaved, good student, not be in the wrong place, etc because that's what they Rebeccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433274671423715140.post-77487864957938880942010-03-22T16:58:01.999-04:002010-03-22T16:58:01.999-04:00Growing up as a PK, I often felt that not just mys...Growing up as a PK, I often felt that not just myself but my entire family lived in a "glass box". There are certainly many expectations for the pastor and his children. In my personal experience I have found that often times society as a whole seems to forget that PK's and their families are just normal people like everyone else. They are not perfect. I do agree with the above Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16016294964330518625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433274671423715140.post-57099577186444564652010-03-21T21:52:01.102-04:002010-03-21T21:52:01.102-04:00Growing up in a very small town as a PK, I was alw...Growing up in a very small town as a PK, I was always on my best behavior because the news of whatever I had done would make it home before I did. I think I felt a responsibility not to tarnish my parents' reputation. I chose a college that was 5 hrs away to experience living somewhere that I was just another person and not "the preacher's kid".wilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00656249821373602288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433274671423715140.post-3529155767475551342010-03-21T13:27:58.088-04:002010-03-21T13:27:58.088-04:00I'm not a PK, but I have seen people stereotyp...I'm not a PK, but I have seen people stereotype PK's (especially daughters). I have also met PKs that fit into the 2 stereotypes mentioned in the article. Now, is that just how they decided to live their lives or were they living out the stereotype placed on them by people around them, namely their church? I'm not sure. Another interesting group with a name abbreviation to look CristinMichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254427280454312006noreply@blogger.com