How can I get my parents to give me privacy?

Then don’t write anything personal in your diary. Some things are better left unwritten - and eventually forgotten.

Either that or carry your diary to school.

Hide your diary.

Hey I’m 20, my parents still treat me like I’m 12. It’s why they’re called “parents”

Not gay at all - it’s called being a parent - one who cares and is looking after your (her daughter) best interests - obviously Loves you enough to care - Be thankful, many, many, many, DO NOT have a parent who cares…Take care !!

okay… im just going to say it. YOUR 13! YOU DON’T NEED PRIVACY!

When I was eight, my mom asked me, “Can I read your diary?

“No.”

She chuckled. “What kind of secrets can an eight-year-old have?”

I took offense at the time, but now I agree. I’ll say that a thirteen-year-old does need SOME privacy - and you probably do have juicier secrets than I did when I was eight - but in the end a parent reserves the right to snoop around her room. You can take precaution by hiding your diary, but your mom is just trying the best she can to be a good parent. I mean, she’s not out there spreading every page of your diary all over the Internet for your friends and your enemies to see… is she?

Dum-dum-dum.

Just tell your mum outright. Say that you really don’t want her reading your diary - if you want to talk to her about it, you will. You can use the counter-argument “Would you like me reading your diary? NO. SO don’t read mine.”

If all else fails, hide your diary better, or get a key lock one, and carry the key on you. Good luck!