01-28-2012, 07:39 PM
As a child I had no privacy, my mother would go through my stuff frequently - as a result I grew up to be hyper protective of my privacy.
While I don't have anything that I don't mind people knowing about, I feel extremely violated when someone looks in my medicine cabinet, my cloths drawers, my closet, etc.
Violated is the key here.
I do not know what your living situation is, I assume you still live with the folks. however you should have a bit more privacy being an adult (age 18+) regardless.
If they were looking for drugs that's one thing, but looking through your underwear - well it just sounds creepy regardless of why they said they are going through it.
As for the gay thing, tell them that you may wear pink underwear, but you don't go poking around men's underwear drawers which is kind of a gay thing to do. Shame them - shame them hard. Turn it around on them. Tell them that going through another persons underwear drawer is kind of creepy, like what kind of sexual deviant does that? Creepy.
Make them embarrassed for their actions. Make it sound 'weird' - shame them with their own actions. Ask them if they go through Dad's or Grandpa's underwear drawer too.
In all honestly start seriously thinking about moving to your own place. If they are willing to go through your underwear, what else are they willing to do???
While I don't have anything that I don't mind people knowing about, I feel extremely violated when someone looks in my medicine cabinet, my cloths drawers, my closet, etc.
Violated is the key here.
I do not know what your living situation is, I assume you still live with the folks. however you should have a bit more privacy being an adult (age 18+) regardless.
If they were looking for drugs that's one thing, but looking through your underwear - well it just sounds creepy regardless of why they said they are going through it.
As for the gay thing, tell them that you may wear pink underwear, but you don't go poking around men's underwear drawers which is kind of a gay thing to do. Shame them - shame them hard. Turn it around on them. Tell them that going through another persons underwear drawer is kind of creepy, like what kind of sexual deviant does that? Creepy.
Make them embarrassed for their actions. Make it sound 'weird' - shame them with their own actions. Ask them if they go through Dad's or Grandpa's underwear drawer too.
In all honestly start seriously thinking about moving to your own place. If they are willing to go through your underwear, what else are they willing to do???