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[mina]

If you found a diary or something private of a family member by accident; would you read it?

 

[Inkachu]

No way!

 

[manillabar]

cactus?

 

[TamaraLynne]

cactus?

Maybe cactus means no matter what you decide it will be like a thorn...painful either way?

I would not read it

 

[Tink]

It depends on who it belongs to. Spouse? Maybe - he would probably tell me to read it anyway. Minor child, probably. Another adult? No.

 

[Socktastic]

I couldn't, everyone needs privacy and even if they told me to read it I just couldn't. Partner, sibling, parent, cousin, child ... i'd rather leave it where it is than mention the fact i'd found it, let alone read it.

 

[golden nugget]

I wouldn't think to look at it.

 

[Woven]

I'm going to be completely honest here and say that it would be really really hard for me not to look. Not because I would want to see what they say about me, but because I am probably the most nosy person I know

I would only not look because I know it's the right thing to do, but it wouldn't be easy. I just want to add that, I don't think diaries should be kept private from spouses. I'm really big on complete openness and honestly in relationships, there should never be any secrets.

 

[Aino]

I'm going to be completely honest here and say that it would be really really hard for me not to look. Not because I would want to see what they say about me, but because I am probably the most nosy person I know

I would only not look because I know it's the right thing to do, but it wouldn't be easy. I just want to add that, I don't think diaries should be kept private from spouses. I'm really big on complete openness and honestly in relationships, there should never be any secrets.

same. I just can't help it but peek in and see - if only just one thing - that they found interesting enough to write down LOL. But then I hate it when people look at my private things even if they weren't SO secret after all so I try to give them the same privacy I want... My husband has openly, in front of my eyes, checked some of my old calendars, and I found it sort of disturbing but I didn't want to seem like I had something big to hide so just let it be... I just feel horrible for feeling that, kinda like I were dishonest by nature. Maybe I'm just traumatized by the way my brother read some of my really secret thoughts from a diary like ten years ago LOL.

 

[Socktastic]

same. I just can't help it but peek in and see - if only just one thing - that they found interesting enough to write down LOL. But then I hate it when people look at my private things even if they weren't SO secret after all so I try to give them the same privacy I want... My husband has openly, in front of my eyes, checked some of my old calendars, and I found it sort of disturbing but I didn't want to seem like I had something big to hide so just let it be... I just feel horrible for feeling that, kinda like I were dishonest by nature. Maybe I'm just traumatized by the way my brother read some of my really secret thoughts from a diary like ten years ago LOL.

The bold... i'm the same way . It's so weird, you know there's nothing to hide but the fact they're going through your stuff just feels weird. I too blame a family member, mostly my father, he used to read out text messages and letters to the entire family when I was at that awkward teenage stage and I don't think i've ever truly recovered .

 

[Humble Pie]

Someone read my diary once, someone read a friends diary and I read my nephews because he moved out years ago and left a huge mess, including smashed bottles and a load of junk for me to clean up. So when i saw his journal I read it. It was just a babble about squabbles with girlfriends who said he treated them like dirt. If you don't want people reading your stuff, put it away and don't leave it behind when you move out.
It's a good idea to have a diary with a lock and key.

 

[LadyOfMystery]

Of course not. They hid it for a reason because it's their private thoughts. I wouldnt want anyone reading anything i hid. Everyone always thinks private = bad thoughts, or a juicy story that they dont want anyone else to read. It could very well be a prayer journal or just something they want to keep between them and God.


Edited to add: On a silly note, every time I read the thread title I smile. lol

 

[Wren]

I voted "cactus" because it's something I would now never do, but I did in the past (when I was 16 years old). I had a bunch of boxes in my grandmother's basement and so did my mother. They were in the same pile. I opened a box that I thought was mine and saw one of my mother's old journals. It was an old one from when I was much younger. It was only a couple of pages, but I still feel guilty.

 

[Somber]

When I was younger I had a diary but then my older brother kept taking it and reading it, so I quit writing in it altogether for a while. Now if I write in my journal/diary I don't leave anything personal or anything I'd want to hide; just my thoughts on certain things etc. I know that if my little siblings had a chance while I'm not around they would snatch it and take a peek. I think for many people it is just human nature. I have never read my Mom's diary and I would never do it unless she said it was okay. I must admit that when I was younger I read some of my brother's diary just to get even with him for reading mine, now I wouldn't do that though. So I voted cactus.

 

[twnsrkr]

I'd be tempted, I will admit. But no, I wouldn't. I've wanted to keep a diary, but I would never do it as my parents are nosy and would read it in a heartbeat. That would leave me with only writing about impersonal issues, which would defeat the purpose - atleast for me.

 

[Mrs. Luther073082]

I am going to go with the cactus option.

 

[MrsSeptemberPenguin]

No, I wouldn't. I think everyone deserves their right to privacy. The only time I would even consider it is if that person somehow went missing(which is fairly far fetched, and the result of watching to many crime shows ), or if I was concerned my minor child was into some illegal activity.

 

[Blank123]

the only time that happened, it was my grandfather's journals. And it was after he passed away. They were all read. It was fascinating to have that glimpse into his life years before I, or even my mother, was born.

but a living friend/relative... Nope. I know how much I value my privacy and cannot tolerate having that violated. I can respect someone else's privacy.

 

[Squeakers]

No, I wouldn't dare read someone's diary unless they said I could...even then, I'd feel rather uncomfortable doing so (and probably end up not reading it anyway).

 

[Thunder Peel]

No, I wouldn't. I try to be very respective of people's property and privacy.