In my congregation, the elder's kids definitely got special treatment. Except me. My stepfather didn't like me enough to give me special treatment. In fact, one of his favorite pastimes was taking me before the other elders for various wrongdoings. Of course, the ironic thing was that I was the only elder's kid who wasn't partying. My big sins were that I liked school and I brought home (gasp) books from the library. The other kids at the KH wouldn't hang out with me because of my stepfather, their father's turned a blind eye. Lucky them. The elders that came to our house never told him to lighten up but just put me through two or three hours of Bible reading hell. I remember a particularly long session, after I had gone to my first rock show (The Who), that was conducted by two elders whose kids had been going to concerts for years. They never batted an eye, just got out their Bibles and went to work on me. Assholes.
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Elders' kids - special treatment?
by starfish422 init seems to be the opinion of some on this board that elders' kids received special treatment, weren't punished for their wrongdoings, etc.. as the daughter of the po in our small congregation, let me tell you that it was much harder for me than for the kids of those who weren't elders.
our family was expected to be the "model family for displaly purposes" and we were held up to very high standards so that we didn't "stumble" anyone.
at times i wished my dad wasn't an elder so that i could have a bit more freedom.
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