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My partner's mom read her diary at ~11 and then got mad at her for writing about her frustrations with her mom. She then grounded my 18yo nibbling a couple weeks ago for writing the same sort of frustrations on the notes app on their phone (she's the legal guardian). My partner became withdrawn from her mom and kept all of her social life to herself, hidden from her mom.

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"If you punish honesty, expect to be lied to."

This is quite profound, is this quoted from anywhere or are these your own words?

I think I read it here: https://www.quora.com/What-is-a-short-useful-and-generally-a...

Yep. This is exactly what happens. I already had a strained relationship with my parents but when they invaded my privacy - I decided to lock it down way harder and cut them out entirely from my life. I'll pickup a phone call from them every few months but that's all they get.

It's a great way to ruin relationships with your kids. Keep at it, HN know-it-alls.

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