I’m encouraged that adults are reading kids’ journals. I think a lot of horrible things could be fixed or averted if parents didn’t consider their children’s computers, journals, etc., are “private”.
Modern parents are too busy trying to be their kids’ “friend” instead of being the PARENT!
Kids have lots of friends at school, they need their parents to be the authoritative, ADULT, questioning and reasoning person in their relationship.
I wasn’t the “friend” of any of my four daughters until they were grown women! Until they were graduated from high school and out on their own, I was their DAD - that was my job!
I questioned, I picked, I prodded, I harped, I judged...in other words, I PARENTED them!
, are “private”.
He was 18 — she will be in trouble for violating his privacy.