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Did your mom....

posted 10 years ago by CandyyPinkk
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If you had one, did your mom read your diary when you were younger? In the counseling session Anna (as Tess) makes a huge deal over the mother reading her daughter's diary. My mom read mine when I was younger but I didn't freak out or think she was a horrible mom for it. Once I found out she read it though I definitely started leaving certain things and events out of it. I know for a lot of daughters, their mom reading their diary is a HUGE no no and can cause major conflict. I don't have kids and to be honest if I ever have a daughter I don't know if I would actually read her diary or not. But I'm really curious to get other people's input on the whole 'diary' topic. Did you keep one, was it or would it have been a big deal if your mom read it and if you have daughters now, do you read their diaries?? I'm really interested in learning other people's views on this. Thanks! :-)

[–] MarblesLove 10 years ago

Honestly, I have no idea if my mom read mine or not when I was a teenager. If she had and I found out, I would probably be really mad and then afterwards, there would definitely be things I didn't write about.

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[–] melanie8899 10 years ago

I would honestly be pissed because it's an invasion of privacy but I get why mothers would do it but I still think it's wrong. That's why when I was a kid I made up my own language just incase?

[–] PinkFlyingPasta 10 years ago

She did not. However I once showed it to her as something happened that I couldn't say out loud. So I wrote it in my diary.

[–] Tinny-Tinette 10 years ago

My mom read my diary when I was thirteen and fourteen. I don't remember my reaction, but I disliked that she did so.

[–] punksummer 10 years ago

I also think reading your kid's diary is a terrible thing. It's YOUR diary, so you can write in it whatever your heart desires, and it doesn't have to be true. I haven't had much happening in my life before I moved out of my mom's house, so I wrote a lot about my dreams and fantasies (yes, a lot of them sexual). I'd be devastated if my mom read it, mostly because I'd be scared she confuses the true and fantasy parts.

[–] Faridah (1363) 6 years ago

I have no idea. I wouldn't be surprised if she did. When my grandma mailed the family Christmas gifts she'd take them to the bedroom and open them all claiming she was making sure we'd like them. She'd then rewrap them. She always opened any mail I got. I once wrote a letter to an aunt and asked my mom to mail it. She read it, held it in front of my face laughing at things I said then tore it up in my face. she was a gem.

[–] MIchiganJFrogg (-35) 6 years ago

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[–] Faridah (1363) 6 years ago

My mother was abusive. I had written in the letter asking if I could sleep over at my aunts house a few nights during my usual 2 week summer visit to my grandparents. They all lived in the same town. My aunt was a nurse and I had hoped to talk to her about my depression. So the letter basically said something like "I am excited to visit grandma and grandpa but I'd like to stay at your house for a weekend if that is ok." I asked in advance in case they had plans. My mom ripped it up in my face laughing telling me that my aunt & uncle wouldn't want someone like me in their home. So yeah she was verbally and mentally abusive to me. She often searched through things that were private.

[–] MIchiganJFrogg (-35) 6 years ago

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[–] Faridah (1363) 4 years ago

No because if she did I would have been in therapy much sooner lol I’m not joking