I finally have taken the plunge to try out this whole blog concept.  I am not saying that I will have anything groundbreaking to share, but my therapist thinks it will do me good to help divert my anger (just kidding) (seriously!!).

Anyway I attend Forest Baptist Church in (you guessed it) Forest, VA, but have close ties to Faith Baptist Church in Covington, VA as my father is the pastor.  So yes I grew up a PK (Perfect Kid) for those who are unfamiliar with the lingo.  Many people are intrigued to learn that I am a preachers kid or they are intrigued at the whole preachers kid concept.  Like we are some foreign life form or some trained animal that can do tricks on command.

Intrigued Person:  "Your dad was a Pastor?"

Annoyed PK: "Yes"

IP:  "Oh that is so sweet.  What is the first book of the Bible?"

APK: ".....Genesis......."

IP:  "Is it true that preachers kid's get into alot of trouble?"

APK:  "No my truant officer says I have been great since 'the incident' last summer"

IP:  "Oh that is just amazing.  I really wish you would talk to my kids."

APK:  "You mean the same ones that hung me up by my pants on my locker last week?"

IP:   "Well, I did not say they were perfect like you and you were able to get down." 

Anyway I digress.  Growing up a PK was great and I am glad to be one.  While Preachers Kid get most of the press there is entire subculture of church kids.  Below is a list and see if you can find some you identify with. 

MK- Missionary Kid-  I have a particular negative vibe from MK's and this dates back to when I was four and was pushed down the concrete steps in the back of our house by a MK.  I believe this was a blatant attempt at offing another PK anyway it resulted in an ER trip and from that point on I tend to pass out whenever I get close to MK's.  Which was very awkward for my dad.

Dad:  "Rob this is Justin his dad is a missionary to Brazil."

THUD!!!

Dad:  "Just ignore him he will eventually get up.  Now how do you say wuss in Brazilian?"

EK-  Evangelist Kid-  Just a variation of the PK except they tend to be forced to wear three piece suits and tend to speak a little louder when talking with you.  For some reason I found myself compelled to give them my allowance whenever they were around.  Go figure.

SFK- Song Family Kids-  To me these were the coolest.  They traveled from church to church with their parents performing concerts.  They usually had an awesome RV that was parked at the church.  They usually had albums recorded with their pictures on the front.  They always had coordinating wardrobes.  Each song seemed to be preceded by a really sad story.  Almost always the kid got to do some cutesy solo.  It seemed to always occur when they had lost a front tooth and involved whistling which always got a laugh, I just wondered when he was 15 why was he still missing his front tooth and the audience laughs were more of an awkward chuckle.

Anyway the above is just a sampling of the various types of kids I had the pleasure of hanging out with growing up as a preachers kid.  Just to set the record straight all preachers kids are normal kids who are going to face the same challenges growing up as the kid next door.  So next time your tempted to judge someone based on the fact they are a PK cut them some slack.  But don't be to nice because they might call you in the middle of night for some bond money.  (I am just kidding!!) 

Thanks for letting me be a part of your blog universe
Until the next one

Robbie "PK" Price