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Would you read your child’s diary?

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Littlelife43 · 21/10/2024 18:42

Just curious- would you if it was easily accessible to you? I definitely wouldn’t even if I was curious.
my mom read my diary when I was around 16/17 and totally misinterpreted what I had been writing about (she assumed I was having sex with a certain boy when I wasn’t) she got herself so worked up about it she had to take a few days off work. I ended up coming out as gay not long after that but she still maintained I had done it anyway She made me feel so dirty and when I think about it I still feel so annoyed. Even though it’s 25 years ago. I challenged her on it a few years ago and she stood over doing it as if it was her right as a parent.

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Tittat50 · 21/10/2024 23:57

No definitely not. There are some values that mean everything to me now I'm older. Respecting privacy and boundaries like this is right up there. I grew up in a family with no boundaries, zero respect, it's utterly soul destroying.
Never do it.

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