Reading my diary confirmed that I knew way before then that I was gay. Editor's note: This essay contains mentions of sexual abuse. In February, I visited my family in Vancouver, Canada.

A woman is being backed for her decision to not apologize for writing the diary that traumatized her younger sister when she secretly read it as a 10-year-old.

My diary collection is dwarfed by Sally MacNamara Ivey’s. She has read more than 10,000 unpublished diaries and spent 35 years collecting them. She keeps nearly 1,000 in her Washington State home.

If someone published my diary after I died, I’d die again – of shame… - COMMENT: With the announcement that Joan Didion’s deeply private therapy notes are being released, Helen Coffey ...

Dear Amy: My eldest daughter is 15. She is a sweet girl, has friends, and does pretty well in school. Her dad and I love and like her. She takes basic care of her clothes and her room, but about ...

News; US News; Parenting 'I read my daughter's diary when she's at school - I'm ashamed but I can't stop' A mum has taken to Reddit to share how she reads her 14-year-old daughter's diary on an ...

Stock images of a woman reading a journal and (inset top left) of a man writing a diary. A woman has come under fire online after repeatedly trying to read her husband's private diary.

My Younger Daughter Read My Older Girl’s Diary. What She Found Has Shaken Our Family. What a mess! Advice by Nicole Chung. May 16, 2024 2:00 PM. Photo illustration by Slate.

My question concerns her diary. She usually leaves it peeking out from under her pillow, and sometimes on top of her bed. Lately I’ve been reading through her diary.

I was sexually abused several times throughout my life, which made it hard for me to seek intimacy. The first time I remember being attracted to a woman was when I was 18. Reading my diary confirmed ...