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I’m sorry to hear that. Is there someone at school you can talk to?

what about trying to write to them, would that be an easier way of getting everything out?

The obvious thing to ask would be… Who were you texting and what were you texting about?

Do something nice for your parents. They will be more likely to respect your privacy.

there’s a book called ‘how to talk so teens will listen and how to listen so teens will talk’ - you could get it for them. even better, read it yourself and you’ll see that what they suggest works on anyone! thing is they do love you, and well, we’re all trying our best in a confusing world. maybe it was a bad moment for them, maybe they dont know how to deal with their fears. can you imagine what it is to be a parent - you have this overwhelming feeling of ‘it’s my job to take care of this person, teach them everything they need to know to have a good life’ - that’s really hard and stressful, and they may have been through things which leave them sceptical about some of the people they are afraid you maybe texting. they may be baffled, scared, exhausted. do you see?

Who are you texting? I don’t think you should be very hesitant to tell them if you don’t have anything to hide…

I agree, don’t text them while they are in the room with you, they obviously feel you are being disrespectful.

Build more trust from your parents by regarding their wishes. Being on time when the say to home, etc. If you have an 85% return on doing what they want you to do, you can goof off once in awhile.

Chrissyqueen99 and erietemperanc are right. Good luck.