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[quote=Anonymous]10 y/o DD gets good grades and is an all-around good kid for the most part. she's not a problem child. She is typical... sibling rivalry at times, frustrated being told no, hates that she doesn't always get her way, etc.

Now, this morning, I was doing their laundry. I went into the bedroom she shares with her 12 y/o sister and noticed her bed was a bit messy, so I went to make it a bit neater, since there seemed to be a lot of stuff under her covers. I discovered 3 pillows (I don't know why she needs so many... but whatever). - So I go to straighten them up and I discover a blanket folded up under the pillows. I pulled it out to put it back in the closet and her journal fell out of it. OK. So, I’m standing there with her journal in my hand. I opened it up. There weren't things in there that were too terrible, though she did go on a swearing rant about something that made her mad, but she knows better than to ever let me hear her swear.

But now I feel terribly guilty about my snooping. Would somebody out there please help me feel better about this? I do believe we need to keep an eye on our kids and who they are when they're not with us because like it or not, they only show us what they want us to see. Anyway, I didn't mean to do it. My mission in entering her room was innocent enough. So it's not like I went in to snoop.

So my question: Do you snoop on your kids? and then... what if I find something really disturbing in the coming years? I don’t want her to hide things from me, but if I found out she was kissing boys (or worse, other girls) or doing drugs, having sex, etc. I may have to come clean and tell her I know about it because I snooped just so I can address the behavior.[/quote]

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