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Mom Spies On Teen Daughter With A Hidden Camera, Gets Caught: “It Was Insane”
It’s natural for teens to crave independence. The second they have a driver’s license, they’ll start spending as little time at home as possible. But until they’re officially adults, Mom and Dad might have a hard time loosening the reins.
Most parents understand that they’ll have to trust their little ones to make good decisions, while some decide to take matters into their own hands. Below, you’ll find a story that a teen recently shared on Reddit detailing how she found a hidden camera in her bedroom, as well as some of the replies concerned readers shared.
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Parents often have a hard time accepting that their teens crave independence and privacy
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But when this teen girl found a hidden camera in her bedroom, she felt like her mother had betrayed her trust
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Installing a camera in your teen’s room may not be illegal, but it does raise ethical concerns
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Someone once told me that being a parent is like walking around with your heart outside of your body. She said she can never fully relax or feel at peace unless all of her children are in the same room with her, so she knows they’re safe. If you have kids of your own, you’re probably familiar with this feeling. Loving someone so much is beautiful, but it can also feel like a burden at times.
That’s why some parents resort to measures like tracking their kids’ locations, monitoring their phones, reading their Facebook messages and, apparently, even hiding cameras in their rooms. But at what point does this behavior go from being a loving and concerned parent to violating your child’s privacy?
When it comes to security cameras in bedrooms, Zosi notes on their site that moms and dads might want to do this to ensure their child’s safety, monitor young children and/or babies or address medical needs and special conditions.
However, it’s important to consider this from legal and ethical perspectives before installing cameras. In some places, it is illegal to record audio without the person’s consent, even if you’re in your own home. And as kids grow into teenagers, the idea of not allowing them any privacy can be extremely controversial.
With this kind of technology, there will always be risks of being hacked or someone else getting access to the footage, even if the parents never intended for that to happen. Some moms and dads might also become obsessed with monitoring their kids, which can erode trust in their relationship.
Teens deserve transparency and trust from their parents
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And, while it is legal for a homeowner to install security cameras in their own house, parents should really take time to consider whether or not it’s necessary to have these cameras in their children’s rooms. If the kids know the cameras are present, they might not ever feel comfortable enough to relax. And if they don’t know, finding out can be earth-shattering.
Raising Children notes on their site that kids deserve to have more and more privacy as they get older. While it’s necessary to monitor your teen’s behavior, you should also trust them to make good decisions.
Respecting their privacy includes things like knocking before entering their room, giving them space to hang out with friends, asking before going through their things, asking if they want you to accompany them to doctor’s appointments, etc.
It’s also a good idea to stay updated about what’s going on in your teen’s life by asking them, rather than snooping around to find out information on your own. Unless your kid has ever given you good reason to assume they’re engaging in dangerous, risky or illegal behavior, you should trust them.
But if you do find it necessary to spy on your child for some reason, Empowering Parents notes that it’s still important to be up front about it. We always owe our kids honesty, and that shouldn’t change just because Mom and Dad are suddenly suspicious about their teen’s activity.
We would love to hear your thoughts on this story in the comments below, pandas. How would you react if you found a hidden camera in your bedroom? Then, you can find another article discussing a similar situation right here.
Later, the teen clarified some of the details in her post and added additional information
Readers were appalled by the story and shared messages of support for the teen
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Mari 10 months ago
I would say "mom I found a camera in my room! Someone is watching us!" And wait what she will say. Being honest or lying about it? Wich reason to install a camera? What she did is very wrong.
WindySwede 10 months ago
"I've called the cops, they will be here to swipe for fingerprints and dna. "
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FreeTheUnicorn 10 months ago
Call the police and report the camera after you've changed but when mom is out of the house. Take photos, details that you were n***d in the room before noticing the camera. Explain you're worried about who might be watching. Dont lie, but considering how easy it is to piggyback a feed like that, you don't know who else *is* watching.
Binky Melnik 10 months ago
It seems to me that this is the only proper thing to do. Either it puts the fear of cow in mom so she doesn’t try that c**p again, or else the police discover it’s the landlord (or neighbor, or pervy uncle) who put it there. Either way, it stops. (I HOPE.)
Load More Replies... Kit Black 10 months ago
BP "Installing a camera in your teen’s room may not be illegal" Yes, it absolutely IS. Deliberately placing a camera where it can record a minor child getting undressed is VERY illegal.
TribbleThinking 10 months ago
There might be a nuance in a different culture that I'm missing here, but the OP writes of finding and getting into different high schools as an achievement of sorts. Why are the multiple transfers a desirable thing?
Jason Kennith 10 months ago
I think that some schools are better than others, and she might've been trying to find the one that was best for her.
Load More Replies... TribbleThinking 10 months ago (edited)
Start looking at ways in which you can save money she doesn't know about. Keep the amount in your joint account low, keep the bulk of your savings in cash if necessary, or if possible, an account she doesn't know about. If you control your money, you control your future freedom.
Nice Beast Ludo 10 months ago
She is working 9 hours shifts so what would she save money "together" with her mom? My mom had full access to my account because she opened it for me and she took out ALL MY MONEY that I worked 3 years for. I had at least $15,000, probably more. The comment that said "my mom read my diary and punished me for what I wrote" hits hard. My mother did that but she would say "oh this is a small town. People know and talk about EVERYTHING. I found at at work." So glad I got out before she could track my phone location (she actually was until I was 24 and got my own phone line) and watch me in my room. Unfortunately she took custody of my son when he was 2 and now he is 15. She won't let me see him at all and I'm so traumatized from court when they took him away. I haven't seen him in a year and he is in a living hell with that woman.
UpupaEpops 10 months ago
More and more reports are coming out about parents and partners using cameras and tracking devices to control the behaviour of their victims. It's always so disheartening to see tools that were meant to make life safer and more convenient used this way... I get that we are living in uncertain times but all these Life360 apps and what not completely creep me out.
Just Another Karen 10 months ago
I'm a big fan of open talks. I'd call her to talk about it, asking her why she did this instead of talking to me first, and I'd tell her how I felt when I found the camera, and how I'm feeling now knowing this. I'm sorry to read this, really. Can't imagine what your passing through now.
Craig S. (EvilSausage) 10 months ago
I'd leave the camera where it is, and place a handwritten sign in front of it that would read BUSTED!!! And wait for her to see it. She'll get all awkward or defensive about it when she sees the sign and realizes that OP knows what she's been up to, and at that time, I'd sit her down and tell her in no uncertain terms that she has fuked up, and things may never be the same between us moving forward.
Mari 10 months ago
I would say "mom I found a camera in my room! Someone is watching us!" And wait what she will say. Being honest or lying about it? Wich reason to install a camera? What she did is very wrong.
WindySwede 10 months ago
"I've called the cops, they will be here to swipe for fingerprints and dna. "
Load More Replies... FreeTheUnicorn 10 months ago
Call the police and report the camera after you've changed but when mom is out of the house. Take photos, details that you were n***d in the room before noticing the camera. Explain you're worried about who might be watching. Dont lie, but considering how easy it is to piggyback a feed like that, you don't know who else *is* watching.
Binky Melnik 10 months ago
It seems to me that this is the only proper thing to do. Either it puts the fear of cow in mom so she doesn’t try that c**p again, or else the police discover it’s the landlord (or neighbor, or pervy uncle) who put it there. Either way, it stops. (I HOPE.)
Load More Replies... Kit Black 10 months ago
BP "Installing a camera in your teen’s room may not be illegal" Yes, it absolutely IS. Deliberately placing a camera where it can record a minor child getting undressed is VERY illegal.
TribbleThinking 10 months ago
There might be a nuance in a different culture that I'm missing here, but the OP writes of finding and getting into different high schools as an achievement of sorts. Why are the multiple transfers a desirable thing?
Jason Kennith 10 months ago
I think that some schools are better than others, and she might've been trying to find the one that was best for her.
Load More Replies... TribbleThinking 10 months ago (edited)
Start looking at ways in which you can save money she doesn't know about. Keep the amount in your joint account low, keep the bulk of your savings in cash if necessary, or if possible, an account she doesn't know about. If you control your money, you control your future freedom.
Nice Beast Ludo 10 months ago
She is working 9 hours shifts so what would she save money "together" with her mom? My mom had full access to my account because she opened it for me and she took out ALL MY MONEY that I worked 3 years for. I had at least $15,000, probably more. The comment that said "my mom read my diary and punished me for what I wrote" hits hard. My mother did that but she would say "oh this is a small town. People know and talk about EVERYTHING. I found at at work." So glad I got out before she could track my phone location (she actually was until I was 24 and got my own phone line) and watch me in my room. Unfortunately she took custody of my son when he was 2 and now he is 15. She won't let me see him at all and I'm so traumatized from court when they took him away. I haven't seen him in a year and he is in a living hell with that woman.
UpupaEpops 10 months ago
More and more reports are coming out about parents and partners using cameras and tracking devices to control the behaviour of their victims. It's always so disheartening to see tools that were meant to make life safer and more convenient used this way... I get that we are living in uncertain times but all these Life360 apps and what not completely creep me out.
Just Another Karen 10 months ago
I'm a big fan of open talks. I'd call her to talk about it, asking her why she did this instead of talking to me first, and I'd tell her how I felt when I found the camera, and how I'm feeling now knowing this. I'm sorry to read this, really. Can't imagine what your passing through now.
Craig S. (EvilSausage) 10 months ago
I'd leave the camera where it is, and place a handwritten sign in front of it that would read BUSTED!!! And wait for her to see it. She'll get all awkward or defensive about it when she sees the sign and realizes that OP knows what she's been up to, and at that time, I'd sit her down and tell her in no uncertain terms that she has fuked up, and things may never be the same between us moving forward.
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