Teen Deletes Dream Journal to Keep Mom From Invading Privacy

A 16-year-old boy, whose parents are divorced, kept a dream journal on his phone to help him remember his dreams. His mom, who had always gone through his phone without any problems, found out about it and demanded to see it. He refused, which caused a huge family fight. Later on, in a moment of desperation, he deleted the app to prevent his mom from seeing it. The consequences of his actions were severe, as his mom grounded him and posted about it on Facebook. The boy is now asking for judgment.

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Teen deletes dream journal to protect privacy

A 16-year-old male shared his story on Reddit about how he deleted his dream journal app on his phone to protect his privacy from his mother. His parents are divorced and he lives with a 50/50 split. His dream journal app has a password lock, but his mom was not satisfied with his explanation and went to great lengths to try to get the password. When he deleted the app, his mom was furious and even posted about it on Facebook. The post went viral and the teenager received a lot of support from Reddit users . Unfortunately, he was not able to recover his journal, but he did gain some privacy back from his mom. Read on for the comments and reactions to this story.

Teens deserve privacy, not invasion. NTA to delete journal.

Keeping a secret journal is normal and healthy. NTA.

Boundaries are important and invading privacy is a red flag

Respect your child’s privacy and trust them.

Teen’s mom invades privacy, forces deletion of dream journal. NTA.

Teen’s mom crossed the line by demanding dream journal password. NTA.

Setting boundaries at 16 is important for healthy relationships ✌️

Respectful mother supports teen’s right to privacy

Teen receives support and revenge ideas for invasive mother.

Respecting privacy is important. Keep writing, don’t give up!

Protecting privacy at 16 is important

Mom’s invasion of privacy leads to communication breakdown.

Invasion of privacy: Teen stopped journaling after mom left written responses. NTA.

Respect privacy. Deleting personal stuff is understandable

Privacy is important for mental health. NTA. ‍♀️

Privacy matters It’s your right, be assertive!

Protect your privacy by wiping phone and changing password

Empathizing with a difficult family situation.

Invading privacy is not cool

Lesson learned: trust only those who respect your privacy

Mom’s invasion of privacy is not okay according to commenters

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Journaling can count as confession in court, NTA for privacy.

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Sharing passwords is never a good idea

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Privacy matters! NTA for standing up to unjust rules. ‍♀️

Respect your child’s privacy! ‍♂️

Privacy matters! ‍♀️ Good on you for standing up

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Setting and enforcing boundaries with family

Protecting privacy from batshit mom. NTA

Respecting a teenager’s privacy is crucial for healthy relationships.

Parent offers sympathetic advice to teen with overbearing mom

Respecting privacy is important for teenagers’ mental health.

Protect your boundaries with strong and private passwords! ️

Parental invasion of privacy: NTA, mom is the A-hole.

Privacy is a basic human right! ‍♀️ NTA for standing up for yourself.

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