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<blockquote data-quote="DazedandConfused" data-source="post: 187139" data-attributes="member: 831"><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">In the context of how to describe your situation, I would define privacy as a place, or places, in my home that I am not allowed access. Using that definition, my children are allowed no privacy. I do not think children, of any age, are entitled to it. Especially, if they are living under your roof and you are responsible for them. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">I'll go further by stating that I do not deliberately go snooping around just because. If I think something might be up, or need information to help them, I'm going through their room and stuff. Both my difficult children know this and both have protested. Especially, my son who claims I'm violating his 'rights'. So typical of him. I don't argue and rationalize; it is just how it is. Privacy will come when you living on your own and footing the bill. Though, to be honest, I think I've only gone looking once and that was with Daughter. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">Privacy has become an issue with Daughter when it comes to MySpace (Geez! How I hate that absurd website!). I asked insistently, 'Why would you need privacy there, unless you are doing inappropriate things that you don't want your Mom to see?' So, no privacy there, either.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">I just don't believe in privacy, as I have defined, for children. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">I do think you need to have some quiet and alone time with husband to discuss this issue respectfully and rationally. Try to come to an agreement you both can live with. You may need outside help to reach that place.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">Frankly, difficult children reasons for the knife don't seem far-fetched (this coming from a woman that can never seem to find the scissors). Still, I don't like the idea of a knife in his room, regardless of his reasons. I probably would have taken a look in the box and would have removed the knife if it were me.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DazedandConfused, post: 187139, member: 831"] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]In the context of how to describe your situation, I would define privacy as a place, or places, in my home that I am not allowed access. Using that definition, my children are allowed no privacy. I do not think children, of any age, are entitled to it. Especially, if they are living under your roof and you are responsible for them. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]I'll go further by stating that I do not deliberately go snooping around just because. If I think something might be up, or need information to help them, I'm going through their room and stuff. Both my difficult children know this and both have protested. Especially, my son who claims I'm violating his 'rights'. So typical of him. I don't argue and rationalize; it is just how it is. Privacy will come when you living on your own and footing the bill. Though, to be honest, I think I've only gone looking once and that was with Daughter. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Privacy has become an issue with Daughter when it comes to MySpace (Geez! How I hate that absurd website!). I asked insistently, 'Why would you need privacy there, unless you are doing inappropriate things that you don't want your Mom to see?' So, no privacy there, either.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]I just don't believe in privacy, as I have defined, for children. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]I do think you need to have some quiet and alone time with husband to discuss this issue respectfully and rationally. Try to come to an agreement you both can live with. You may need outside help to reach that place.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Frankly, difficult children reasons for the knife don't seem far-fetched (this coming from a woman that can never seem to find the scissors). Still, I don't like the idea of a knife in his room, regardless of his reasons. I probably would have taken a look in the box and would have removed the knife if it were me.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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