Contrary to common belief, our parents are the ones with the college degrees. Not us. Don't treat us like we should know a myriad more than our adolescent peers just because of who our parents are.
2. We don't know when that church event is, so please don't ask us.
Two words: church calendar.
3. We will make mistakes.
Don't be surprised when we do stupid kiddish things, because we are indeed kids, who do stupid things.
4. We get offended when you insult our parents in front of us.
We might not have liked our dad's sermon or our mom's devotional talk either, but that doesn't make it okay with us for you to complain and bad-mouth them around us. Take your slandering somewhere else.
5. We want to live normal lives, sometimes without the "ministry kid" strings attached.
Sure, there are a lot of great things that come with having parents in ministry! But often we yearn to live as ordinary kids without the weight of our parents' titles.
6. Our hearts and homes are scattered in multiple places.
Many of us have moved several times in our lives. Don't expect us to completely acclimate to our current setting, because our hearts will be forever torn between other special places, and that's okay.
7. We aren't generally as intimidating as we seem.
Sure, we are different. We still need friends, though. Give us a chance, we aren't so bad.
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