Preachers' Daughters... Good or Bad?

Hi everyone!  I meant to blog about this topic for today a couple of weeks ago, but I didn't have the time.  But now Spring Break is here and I have ample time!  Wooohooooo!  *I personified Spring Break because it deserves personification.  It is the 2nd most amazing concepts that schools have come up with...  2nd to Winter Break which is 2 weeks long!*

Okay, so one day I was on SparkNotes (yes, I do use SparkNotes, but only if I didn't understand what I was reading) and reading their amazing stuff.  At the bottom of the screen, a little bar popped up with the advertisement for a new show called "Preachers' Daughters".  Interested, I clicked on it and it brought me to a description of the show.  Basically, it's a new reality show that premiered on March 12.  This show films a period of time following around girls who are the daughters of preachers.  

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The girls who star in this show are all described as girls who are being filmed while going through the most turbulent stage of their lives.  Two of the daughters are 18-ish, and they complain that people are always expecting them to be perfect just because they are children of pastors, the leaders of the church.  They complain that they want to be "normal girls" like everyone else.  One daughter is already pregnant out of wedlock, and she has come back out of "the life of sin" and has "strong religious connections with her family", according to the Wikipedia page.  

First of all, I have to say that I was interested because I myself am a PK (Pastor/Preachers's Kid).  I know what it's like to be looked at differently because my dad is a pastor.  Sometimes, people act a different way around me because they are afraid that I'll tattle on them when they're being "inappropriate".  And other times, people tattle on me because they thought that I was doing something "inappropriate".  And still other times, they don't tell me things because they think that I'll be "tainted".  For example, for the longest time, I had no idea whatsoever what grinding was until high school.  I heard my friends talking about it once and asked them what it was, but they wouldn't tell me.  They wanted me to maintain my innocent, angel-like reputation as a PK.  Well, now I know what grinding is.  Great.  Whoopdeedoo.  It epically changed my life (not really, I'm just being sarcastic if you can't tell).  The point is, I can relate to these girls. 

But then I read more and got less and less excited about the show.  The show basically shows the girls (mainly the two younger ones) going around and dating, doing drugs, partying, and all that other stuff.  Meanwhile, their parents sit at home and pray for their daughters to stop being like normal teens.   They also try to watch and monitor every aspect of their daughters' lives.  

According to theblaze.com...

"As for Pastor Mark Perry, he says the family’s motivation for appearing on the show isn’t to gain fame. Instead, he hopes they can help people see the difficulties preachers face in raising their families.

“We didn’t say yes to the show because we wanted to be on TV. We said yes because we wanted to tell our story,” he said in an interview with the San Luis Obispo Tribune. “We’ll be able to show our weaknesses and hopefully our strengths.” "

I understand this totally.  But I just have this nagging feeling about the show that I can't really describe.  I know that PKs have tons of pressure because there are people trying to be like them and watch them and all that.  Some PKs just break down and become rebels.  They feel that becoming rebels will prove something to their community around them.  I haven't really gone through this, and don't worry.  Not all PKs become or stay rebels.  It really just depends on your personality and how you think about things.

However, I don't really like how this only shows the negative view of a pastor's family (despite the fact that daughter no. 3 is back with the church again).  This show just depicts the stereotypical negative view of the pastor's family.  It makes people think that all PKs are rebels and pastors don't know how to raise their children the "right way".  And it's not true.  Not at all.  I've met many pastors' children, and I've seen the good and the bad.  There are PKs who follow their parents' footsteps, and there are PKs who don't.  And like I said, it really depends on the personality and values of the PK.  I also don't like how the show reveals promiscuous stuff about the other siblings in the families.  It's such a reality show thing, isn't it?

I guess the real way to find out if this show is a good idea is to pray about it.  To pray about what is happening to God's church and why we are advertising it on TV.  To pray for the future generation that will lead the church.  To pray for our pastors for guidance from God, not only for the congregation, but first and foremost, their families.  

Here's the link to a description of the show.  If you'd like, you can tell me what you think about this new show in the comments.  Or you can email me.  I'll try to sort out my feelings about it in the meantime.  :)  Thanks for reading!