Q&A for How to Hide Your Diary from Parents

Tell her it's your diary, and that she shouldn't be so nosy. If she continues to stare directly into your diary, find a place she never goes, and put it there.

Perhaps you could keep two diaries - one to write down your deepest feelings and keep to yourself, and another to write about other things you don't mind sharing with your friends. Otherwise, you'll have to either tell your friends you're not comfortable showing them your diary anymore, or stop writing things you don't want them to see.

If you've started school, take your diary with you and keep it in your backpack. If you have a computer or mobile device, you can keep your diary there and password-protect it.

Just tell your parents you need an extra notebook for school, or for writing down study timetables. This way they won't know it's a diary.

You can, but if he's at home when you get home from school or he picks you up at school, he might find it weird that you run at your room every time you arrive home. Be careful.

Put into a hollow book, or cover it like it's a textbook.

Keep it at home! Find somewhere to put it where it's unlikely to be found, like in your drawer under some clothes, or on a bookshelf behind some other books so it's not visible. You could even move it every couple of days so it's less likely to be found.

Wait until you've calmed down to talk to them. Then let them know that you feel like it was a violation of your privacy for them to read your diary, and ask them to refrain from doing that in the future.

Using a language that you are fluent in is certainly a good idea especially one where the alphabet isn't the same to English. However, it is clearly easy to decode if they know someone who speaks that language.

All of the members of your family were inconsiderate and violated your privacy, and it's you who should be upset. They knew that this was something private, and yet they searched out and read it. Ask your family members how they would like it if you stole their phones and went through them, then got mad about what you found. Consider talking with your school counselor or trusted adult about the best ways you can protect your privacy, and check out the tips in Handle People Who Repeatedly Violate Boundaries .

Yes, but be very careful. It might not seem like a problem if the other people in your house never look in there except possibly to get a quick toiletry, but if someone suddenly has to look closer under there for any reason, such as if the sink needs to be fixed, your diary will get found out. If someone looks through the cabinet and they locked the bathroom door, then you probably won't have time to retrieve it. It might also be filthy in there too. So, make sure you have other places to hide it and change those places regularly. You might try other cabinets that are less likely to be used.

Tell your father that it is your personal diary, and you don't want anyone reading it. If he still insists on reading it, you'll just have to let him. If he's a mature person, he'll be respectful about whatever he reads there. It could possibly even improve your relationship with him.

Someone wouldn't clean under a mattress or in an attic.

Usually, people want to keep their diary a secret because they write about sensitive/humiliating topics. Examples include embarrassing topics (like puberty or crushes), inappropriate topics that can get a person in serious trouble (such as kissing), and hurtful/offensive remarks about other people such as classmates and parents.

Yes, you can using a different language. This is one of the best ways so that parents can't read your diary. As for your friends, try to rearrange the words so they won't understand, then when you reread it, you can arrange it back to its original state.

Are you really sure that your password is "strong"? If your father figured it out, it's most likely because you used a common phrase or something that he knows about. Change your password to something random that your family would never suspect. A strong password would be something that doesn't contain any phrases that are associated with you.

If you have your own backpack or suitcase, you can hide it in there. In a hotel room, you can hide it under your pillow or in a dresser if you aren't sharing it with anyone.

Yes. This article will work for any personal diary you don't want other people looking in. It doesn't matter what the private writing is exactly. You can also post your fanfiction online and with a username that has nothing to do with you. FanFiction.net is the perfect place, and you don't need to pay money or use your real name when signing up.

It's up to you. If you can keep your diary safe, go ahead. This will be tricky, however, as you'd need to hide/disguise it at all times, and if your parents clean your room and accidentally find it, it can get problematic. But if you don't want to risk it, I'd recommend you trying an online diary. Online diaries and blogs can be set to private and are totally secure as you need a password to access it. Nobody can find or even search for your online diary especially if you never talk about it anywhere. You can use the online diary for your secret personal stuff and a physical diary for entries you don't mind other people seeing.

Bring your diary with you when you go to school. Don't leave it behind, as this will make it very easy for someone to find it when you're not looking after it. Disguise your diary as a school book and don't make a big deal or act suspicious about it. Nobody will suspect a thing.

Try to (gently) tear out pages as you write them. After you do this, fold them up, then hide them in a box under your bed.

Not unless the mother has the daughter’s permission. The mother can openly talk to the daughter if she feels closed off though. Going through a diary without permission breaks trust and even if forgiven, won't be forgotten.

Tell her it's not her business who your crush is. Try taking it with you or keep it online with a password. Maybe make another diary about your crush and a phony one!

The person has no right to be angry with you; in fact, you should be angry with whoever did so. Whoever read your diary without your permission has violated your privacy and read your innermost thoughts. If this person was hurt by what was within, may that person learn to respect others' boundaries in the future.

As long as you always have it with you and it's locked, you shouldn't have any problems, but if you're really worried about it, stop bringing your diary to school.

Some parents are nosy and some just get worried that you might be hiding something they need to know about (like relationships, taking drugs, having sex, etc.). It is your personal space to write about your own feelings and emotions and they should not be poking their nose into it. However, if you know they're that kind of person, hide it.

It depends on what you think. If you think he/she can keep good secrets, then yes. But if in the past this friend has told a secret to someone else, it may be a risk. If you want to go ahead with this, can you perhaps get her to swear to keep your privacy, perhaps via a little ceremony?