I'm old enough to be the Father of everyone that's posted to this thread so far. From reading posts, I'd say that not much has changed about being a PK over the years.
For me, probably the worst part was feeling diminished as a person.
By that I mean, it never seemed to be about me, it always seemed to be about my Pastor/Father.
If I did good (and I did) or if I made a decision to live as a Christian, it wasn't, "Oh yes, the chap has a good head on his shoulders." It was more like, "Well of course he did, his Father is a minister."
If I did bad (and I did) it wasn't because I was a human being making the same mistakes as parishioners kids. It was like, "Well, he's a PK, you know how THEY are!"
I never much liked being judged with a different yardstick than the one they used to judge their own kids. Who did they think I was getting into trouble with anyway?
I am fond of saying that I became a Christian despite the fact that my Father was a Pastor, not because of it.
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