My parents say they have the right to read my text messages. How can I argue against...

do they pay for the phone? if so they have a right to do what they want with it.
 
Do your mother and father support you ? Pay for the home and food you eat ? Your clothes, your shoes ? Are they legally responsible for your care, welfare, and for the results of your behavior ?

You get the message, right ? In our state, if a minor (that's the key word right there) does shoplifting and is caught, the parents are responsible for the cost of the item, for the cost of the security services and for the court costs also, if any. The parents Have to Pay that.

Since they have to take the consequences of your actions, I guess it makes sense to them that they know what your are about, yes ? ? If you don't already have a close and loving relationship with your parents, for your sake, you better make that happen. Also, if you have nothing to hide then you won't mind showing them your text messages.

There has been news, in the paper and on t v, that one young girl committed suicide on account of sext messages. She sent sex photos of herself to her boyfriend who had promised her that he would show anybody. He was a creep lier and sent her nude photos to everybody. She was so humiliated that she couldn't take it and killed herself. You know what the papers and authorities had to say ???? Sure you do. They said, ''Where were her parents and why weren't they supervising their daughter ? ! ? ''' The parents were made out to look like fools because they did not know their daughter was sexting her boyfriend. The media never even blamed him for his horrible betrayal, but the parents for being careless and the girl for being naive.

Your parents have reasons that you are only beginning to understand so hang tight and don't let teenageer-ism get in the way of a beautiful friend ship with them.
 
Well unless you have done something to prove she cant trust you, then she just shouldn't.

It's not a legal case, its an ethics case. Morals.

If you have done something to prove she cant trust you, then I say more power to her. Too many kids your age are getting into trouble. Besides, whatever you have to say should really be said in private, or at least over the phone. Texting as a way of communication is ridiculously over-rated and impersonal.
 
Your parents do have a right to read your texts... You do realize they are doing it because they love you and want whats best for you..
Cut your parents some slack. They love you
 
You can't, you are 14 a minor, not an adult, your parents have the right to read texts check on voice messages etc.
 
you don't have the case
it is only possibly that you can stop them is if you own cell phone which is not paid by your parent
or else
the court is adjourned
 
haha, oh dang, a lawyer.
Well tell her..
"Mom, I'm 14, not a little kid anymore. It hurts me that you don't trust me.(If she says she trust's you then say, then you wouldn't read my messages) I need my privacy. I'm not saying bad things or whatever you think I am doing. So please let me have my privacy"

Hope I helped!
 
Have you ever given them a reason to mistrust you? Have you ever given them reason to believe that you are suddenly going to do stupid things and get yourself knocked up (or knock up someone else, depending on gender).

Your parents are just worried about you and the media doesn't help by always printing crappy stories about cyber-bullying and explicit text messages. So what you need to do is not so much argue that you have the right to privacy but that you can be trusted.

Good luck :)
 
From a legal standpoint she has every legal right to read your texts.
From a parenting standpoint most parents would agree that she has a duty to read them.
From a kid's standpoint it's a hopeless argument so you better just get used to it.
 
I wouldn't argue with them, but i do agree wit them. It so much crazy stuff that's happen everyday with infants, children, and adults so you should be happy that your parents love and care about your safety and well being.
 
unless you are paying the bill you dont really have a good arguement.
but if you have NEVER and I do mean never done anything to make them not trust you.. talk to her and tell her to trust you..
other than that .. you dont really have a chance. sorry

besides if you have nothing to hide.. you would probably let her just read them.. when you fight her on it, you are pretty much just telling her you are trying to hide something
 
You have nothing to hide let them read them. Eventually they will stop. I know that I read my daughters for a short time when she first got her phone but now I give her, her privacy and hope she is sensible about what she writes.
She has just turned 14 and had her phone for almost 2 years.

You realise they will be more interested in Face book or My Space or Twitter. Again they have to trust that you have enough sense to keep some things private. Eg address, phone number,school etc there are a lot of predators out there.

Good luck they will ease off eventually just wait them out.
 
tell her she doesn't have the right to listen in on your conversations when you talk to your friends, so why should texting be any different?

then again if she pays for your phone it's technically hers so she can do what she wants with it
 
Re: My parents say they have the right to read my text messages. How can I argue against

I finally figured out how to keep my parents from going through my text messages. I downloaded a program from Faketexts.com and it hides the iPhone SMS button and replaces it with a fake one that you can edit. Basically it doesn't show all the girls I am talking to just go to Faketexts.com on your iPhone.
 
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