I definitely understand that parents have the right to check what their kids are doing, but honestly, if you want your kid to respect you or trust you, you should exercise that right in moderation if at all. It's like... apply the police principle: have probable cause before busting into someone's house. If you don't, they're going to be really upset. Kids, especially teenagers, hide things all the time. It's pretty much unavoidable, and anyone who thinks that their kid hides nothing from them is either a very liberal parent who doesn't really care what their kid does, has a kid who actually does nothing but study, or is completely deluded.

Agreed. I'm a 15-year-old girl myself and that's all they'd find. Furthermore, I'd hate it if anyone touched my stuff like that, that's why I have many things encrypted. If anyone wants to know about my life, they can ask. I'm glad my dad isn't like that, he doesn't have the time really.

Hahaha. I was thinking the same thing.

Aw, now, see, I like father-daughter days. The last one I had, we got a free game by accident. Awright.... but it was quite long ago.

What the hell? How is a father-daughter day FHerL?! It seems to me that you're an ungrateful little prick who doesn't appreciate the fact that you have both parents. Some people would kill to be able to spend time with their dads. I know I would.

Another ungrateful bastard eh? Instead of complaining about this and that. Does anyone here understand the time and dedication it take to raise you up? No matter how much your parent yell at you, they will always love you. Try getting your ass lock up and see who's the person coming in to get you out. Your friends, heh. All you ever think about is they're so annoying this, annoying that. They never ask for anything in return but try giving them a simple little smile at random times. They might not act like it but I'm sure it'll make them feel warm and fuzzy inside. One last thing, teen need their privacy? Well, who's the person wiping your ass when you were a baby ******** everywhere? Who is the person you will ask for help when you have a suppository problem beside a doctor? :D

A baby has no deep dark secrets I don't think it's right to count them

@89 Ungrateful bastard? That's a little melodramatic, don't you think? Of course credit should be given to loving parents who have raised their children and taken care of them. I don't think anyone would disagree with that. Including the mentioned 15-year-old in this FML. However, it's perfectly normal for both boys and girls to want some privacy when they start hitting puberty. They're starting to think of themselves as young adults, which means they're expecting to be treated like an equal by the parents. Going through their stuff (wether this be internet history, diaries or their room) is a very effective way to disrespect this need of feeling like an equal. I understand that suddenly solely having to rely on the trust between teenager and parent can be a difficult change for the parents, but at this point of your childs life you have to start giving them some space and show that you have faith in their decisions and respect their privacy. If you don't and you try to force yourself into their lives, it's gonna have the opposite effect. Many have said that the dad was just trying to protect his daughter by checking her web history. But keep in mind that it's important to treat her like an equal. If she makes a bad decision, you can't handle it the same way as you probabaly did when she was 10. If she makes a bad decision, she doesn't need a parent preaching to her and making her feel worse than she probably already feels (chances are she is very much aware of her decision being a bad one). Instead she needs an (equal) adult to listen to her, understand her and give her advise about sorting things out and avoiding making similar mistakes in the future. Try to think of what you would say if it was one of your friends that came to you with a problem. If she starts to feel that you listen and give her advise, she's gonna be much more willing to come to you and tell you what's going on in her life. Eventually she may even start to reveal some of the secrets that you were looking for in her internet hstory.