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ibaheir2dathrone (909.5 days ago)
My mom had a rule `if it`s left out, it`s okay to read it` cracks me up. I didn`t care one way or the other. (I never kept a diary) However, I have bought them for my daughter. I`ve told her to put it up. (nosy 9yo brother, lol) If I EVER thought something was off I would talk to HER first. Then I would go to her diary if she didn`t talk. The way I look at it is this, she`s my dd, my responsibility! IF she`s Huring, abused, eating disorder, suicidal, abusive, enraged, pregnant etc. then I need to help her. I pray that we have an open relationship forever. :)
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Lookalike (909.6 days ago)
I don`t believe in treating kids like equals. If it`s my house, I`m the boss and if she doesn`t want me to read it, she should keep it in her purse because if I`m cleaning house and I find something out of place, it`s free to whoever finds it. Same goes with money left in pockets, if I do the laundry, it`s mine.
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honghuzhenni (909.6 days ago)
I think if my mom had done that to me, my relationship with her would have been ruined, I could have never trusted her again. And I had severe depression in HS but didn`t know it, my life WAS in danger and she had reason to suspect something was wrong. Yet if she read it, that would have pushed me over the edge to do something worse, feeling even MORE like nobody loves me and I can`t trust anyone to care for me. (I`ve gotten help for my depression since then, BTW) But I really mean that, my mom was the ONLY one I could trust at that point. I might not be here today if she betrayed my trust like that. However if she came to me and honestly and lovingly told me her concerns about how I was acting, I would have opened up and could have gotten the help I needed. For me, that`s what I will to do if I`m concerned about my children`s well-being in any way.
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luvbeingamom (909.7 days ago)
ONLY as a last resort and ONLY if i thought they were doing something that could put their life in danger. Otherwise, it is there release.
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hillaryandmikesbaby (909.7 days ago)
my mom read my diary and i hated it. It made me not trust her and made me close myself off to her. I wasnt even a bad kid, at all. Hopefully with my kids we will be able to talk about things and they feel they can confide in me. I do not plan on reading diaries but if i feel its the best move as a parent to do so, i will.
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sheework (909.7 days ago)
I used to write EVERYTHING in my journal and at the time I would have freaked out had my mom read it. On the other hand she would have learned about all the bad things I was doing... partying, sex ect. I would only read my childs if I thought something was up with them.
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