how many of you out there think its safe to keep a diary
By moondoll31
@moondoll31 (48)
India
November 15, 2009 6:49am CST
i've had diaries since the day i entered college.its got all my secret stuff,my first crush,my datings with my boyfriend whose my husband and a father now.an entire journey on how i met him,places where we went,movies we saw,moments we enjoyed but now that i am a mother i am starting to get scared if years from now when my daughter grows up and finds out about this diary what will she think.how she'll react and stuff.in a way when m really low i open my diaries and read and they give me instant perk,at times i scribble such bad stuff which i want to tell that person but i cant so instead i vent it out here.but seriously after years of hiding it from my sis's and hubby will be able to hide it from my daughter.what do you think should keep them or burn them.i've my diaries starting from 1996
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13 responses
@abanerji (1026)
• India
15 Nov 09
hi moondoll31!!
i had diaries that had my feelings and emotions hidden in the pages. for me it was not a safe idea. my hostel room mates saw me penning thoughts and out of inquisitiveness they stole my diary and read it in a group in my absence. i felt so bad that i tore the pages into a thousand bits and never did not write any such thing again.. its all piled in my mind and heart. i have not yet found a way to vent out my feelings ever since.
@kris1234567890 (3)
• Philippines
16 Nov 09
it's okay to write in a diary or in a piece of paper when you feel lonely,depress,etc., especially if you have no one to talk to. dont be afraid that it might be read by others just like what had happened to you years ago.. it's such a good thing if you release/express your emotions to someone or to anything.. it will help you know your self too..you can just burn or throw the writings after you have written your thoughts so that nobody will really know about it.. at least you let your emotions out
@pp_earn (210)
• India
15 Nov 09
Definitely, dairies are your best friend with whom you can share everything and what I feel that you shouldn't burn them because how can you depart from your best friends like this.They are your sweet memories and yes, somethings are personal and you don't want to keep it open but you can keep them safely away from your daughter and its nice also to teach her that she should not open your dairy.You should also warn her nicely that one should not keep on poking on somebody's private things, somebody's stuff, somebody's secret, definitely your diary will be safe then.
@moondoll31 (48)
• India
15 Nov 09
i agree.i truly treasure each and evrything i wrote in it but wont i be setting a bad example for my daughter if at all she finds out no matter how much i hide it.i mean there are times when i bunked college to see movies,my first kiss feeling and stuff i really would'nt share with my future teenage daughter,these very thots sends cold shivers down my spine.i am so confused
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
16 Nov 09
I think it is not safe, unless you carry it with you everyday and keep it or lock it up. Wow, that's a very long time; since 1996. You go way back. I prefer to store everything inside my heart, or I just scribble on papers and then throw it away..
@junmae (1586)
• Philippines
16 Nov 09
Well you don't have to burn it just to keep it away from your daughter. It should be treasured and kept forever, you can hide it in a place where you are the one who only know it. You will still enjoy reading it when you age older and i believe that you will regret burning it.
@getbrowser (1708)
• China
16 Nov 09
I don't think keeping a diary is still safe. In my countries, there are many news say that some parents sneak the diaries of their children.
I uesed to have a habit of writing daires everyday. But later, I found that it is a easy way to make my secret known. Nowadays, I tend to run blogs to write down my experience daily. Compared with keeping a diary, it is more safe if there are no people who are familiar with my blogs.
I have to say that diaries are a part of our life, so, it is not wise to burn them. In fact, the best way to protect privacy is to have everything in mind.
@bernjane (143)
• Philippines
16 Nov 09
Your diary are the only thing where you can burst up everything inside you. You can keep your secrets with it. You can keep it safe when you know where to hide it. Honestly, its better to post blogs and burst your emotions with it with the name anonymous like the way you wrote your diaries on the paper.
@rg0205 (2636)
• Hong Kong
15 Nov 09
I used to think keep diaries was a great and safe thing to do until my family started intruding on my privacy. I still do keep a journal but nothing really detailed. I think writing can be therapeutic and that's why I have a journal myself. I would probably go over my old journals and see whether there's stuff in there that could cause a stir. If there is, I'd get rid of it. I did that with a few of my old ones.
@l33tgirl (288)
• New Zealand
15 Nov 09
I was actually thinking about this the other day. As someone who is reflective and likes to write I love keep diaries and have done so in the past.
But do I want anyone to read it?
No, what about those secret things you don't want people to know.
I just have a fear that if something happens and I die one day, my family will find it and read it and although some things are nice to share not everything is.
So I won't be keeping one.
@borhan (1338)
• United States
15 Nov 09
If you think that the diary can be kept safe, then you can write some secrets there. But if you think that the diary can be in others hand, then no secrets should be in that. Secrets are secret, they should not be shared much with anyone. Sometimes a silly secret also creates a big embarrasment.
Thank you.
@chrisanimelo444 (239)
• United States
15 Nov 09
I don't keep a diary anymore, since I use my blogs to record my thoughts. However, I used to keep diaries when I was in middle school. I filled two who notebooks in fifth grade. It was quite fun and I enjoy looking back at the diary and reading my thoughts. It brings back a lot of memories.
@netrillionaire (35)
• Philippines
15 Nov 09
I'd rather not keep one. It's like giving others a 75% chance to know your deepest secrets, especially if it's something that you're ashamed about. In my case, it's not that I have lots of secrets but I'm very much occupied to make one.
@yogitapop (58)
• India
15 Nov 09
well , if you think that you can keep your diary safe , and out of reach from those with whom you don't want to share any information written on your diary , than its nice to have a diary other wise diaries may create a problem for you ............so make sure before keeping a diary............
@afridimjk (3)
• Pakistan
15 Nov 09
well keeping your present in diary is good habit.human is most weak creature.anything may happen.but your diary can help you to recover something.like contacts,working record,happy moments,balance record of money and everything........
i think writing diary should be done
