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[quote=Anonymous]My mother did that to me when I was about your daughter's age, maybe a little older and at the time I was super mad at her but in the long run it was for my best. She was able to help me work out some issues I was having and her concern really made me feel like she was someone on my team and that I could go to her with anything I needed help with. It's all in how it's handled in my opinion. If I came across my daughter's journal, I'd probably read it and I won't feel bad about it.

Now, would I tell her EVER that I read her journal? No I don't think I would. I think I would find another way to address what I found out without telling her I read her journal. Tell her one of her friends Mom's talked to me or one of her friends etc. And I certainly wouldn't go reading it every day or every month but if my kid is exhibiting strange behavior or hanging out with a different crowd, I'll be looking for it then.

I don't think you should address the cursing rant you found. She knows that you wouldn't tolerate that and that's why she wrote it down. I'd actually be proud of her for that. She knows what's acceptable and what isn't and she went the appropriate route to vent her frustrations.

So I don't know if this made you feel better or not but I really wouldn't think twice about it. In my opinion you're being a responsible parent who only has her child's best interest at heart. Just don't use typical pre-teen/teen age behavior against her. She's gonna curse you out in that journal and she's going to talk about boys she likes and girls she doesn't like and that's all normal. Only step in when it's dangerous to her physical, moral or spiritual safety.[/quote]

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