Thanks Lynn. The topic of privacy is one of my buttons. I remember my mother reading something I wrote when I was about 8 and absolutely ridiculing me for it. It took me a while to realize she was reading my diary as well. It was embarassing!

I've always told my kids that I would honor their privacy as long as I did not feel their safety was at risk. I would absolutely go through their rooms, computers or diaries if I felt they were a danger to themselves, I make no secret of that. But this was lack of impulse control. I should have just waited until my son came home from work.