You really aren't that sneaky... Options

[lKVNiiKINKYl]

I have a problem with my parents. Everytime I get a letter in the mail, regardless if its junk or not, they feel the need to go through my mail and I've brought this up to them and they've said "Oh, but we're you parents and we have a right too. Are you trying to hide something?" I'm just like, no, its mine and you shouldn't read it. Of course up till now I really didn't care as much, but I am getting college letters (like acceptence or rejection letters) and they open it and I am kind of ticked off with that. I mean, I came home from work today to find my letters from Temple and Albright opened on the kitchen table. All the other letters I really don't care, but these college letters I think I have a right to open them. Do you guys think I'm just being weird because I mean, I understand they are excited to see if I got in but I still think I should have the opportunity to open it because I am the one going to college. So what should I do?

[gita]

i don't know. personally, i think, if you're an adult [which i don't know if you are or not] and the mail is addressed to you, then you should have to right to open it. you should tell your parents that if the letter is addressed solely to you, that it shouldn't be their business. if it says "to the parents of: ____" then they can? you should just set boundaries with them, and explain that you'd like to open the letters since they're important to you, and you'll tell them what's inside.