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I had just gone downstairs to fetch myself a soda, and I made note that the laundry was done. I got an orange soda, and grabbed my shit to take back into my room with me.

I passed through my parents room upstairs to do so, and as I did, I saw that my mother and father's blanket lanudry was on their bed waiting to be folded, but along with some other items.

There were a bunch of, shall we say, "naughty things" on the bed. A leather crop, studded paddle, couple pairs of handcuffs, restraints, among other things.

They were not my parents', they're mine.

This sort of thing goes on a lot around our house. I'll got to my room to find a random object "missing", usually something that would be of questionable nature to the 50+ crowd and I have to hunt around for it later to find. My boots have ended up in a garage attic. My collection of world flags (the "questionable" ones, at least) disappear on the fly and at will and always smell like sawdust when I find them. Article after article of clothing until I just started making my own out of fabric scraps so it wasn't so expensive where it mattered. Jewellry disappears, military antiques, valuable ones at that that shouldn't be willy nilly handled disappear, pictures, music, files on my personal, private computer disappear, among such other things.

And by disappear, I mean my parents take them.

I never found out a reason why they do this, it seems almost at random since there never is a theme between items and it happens in random intervals, but it is annoying, and sometimes I don't get things back (when I can't find them).

These items I reclaimed were in the transitional stage of being taken. There are Three Stages:

1) Be found

2) Be taken

3) Be hidden.

Obviously, they were found, but not hidden. I re-hid them in a place where they're unlikely to look but I question a few things. First, what can be done to stop this matter altogether (and don't say lawyer or lawsuit, these are people with the sunny disposition of 90 year old men, and it doesn't scare them, plus I'm not going to take my parents to court) and second, how do I cover for this? I don't need them thinking I'm gay since most of this stuff is, ah, for more male bondage but it's just left over from previous girlfriends and I don't use it any more, but it's still unnerving since I have to explain everything or it disappears.

I'm frankly getting sick of it. I had to fight tooth and nail and use every trick in the book when I got my first trenchcoat because no normal kid would wear them and ended up sleeping in it so they wouldn't come into my room while I slept and take it, which was a tactic of theirs. I cannot, however, sleep with everything I own in hopes of making things better. Plus I cannot talk to these people. They're my parents, not friends. What can be done?

Jesus Tap-Dancin' Christ

Well, for the files on your computer I have a solution:

If you run XP, have only one account period. Password it. Don't ever ever ever tell them it--use lots of random letters with random capitalizations. Memorize it.

Gamer4Fire

Invest $20 or more in a decent locking doorknob.

Ask them why they are perusing your room without your permisison. Ask them why they are invading your privacy. Start taking their misc. items and hiding them.

Spleen

See here

Nasdaq: ADSX

Big Brother is coming, and is currently only 40cents/share.

Mark my words.

rock_hard_cox

I would talk to them about taking stuff. I don't think that you should get into specifics, as things might get awkward. Instead, just explain that you should have a right to privacy. If they don't want to respect your right to privacy, invest in a lock for your door.

Spleen

Invest in ADSX if you have 15 years.

Spleen

Just for the record I hate ADSX.

FoE

Sounds like my parents when i lived at home. I must have "lost" a dozen knives, 60 pounds of chain, tons of ratty Skinny Puppy T-shirts, and unmentionable amounts of porn when i was living at home. Hide them better.

Novowels

That sucks man. I had shit disappear too. I got three ideas for you, take 'em or leave 'em.

Choice 1: Buy some storage space. Maybe just a big lockable cabinet for your room, maybe some out-of-the-house storage. I can get some fair-sized locker space pretty cheap around here. I don't know how this works in Canada. They probably just bury it in the snow or someshit. You may be able to do this yourself. (but watch out for polar bears)

Choice 2: Claim it belongs to the zipperhead that you keep chained up in your closet. And he's possessive. This may keep them from going through your stuff. Maybe not.

Choice 3: Move to Iowa. Two birds with one stone here. No more worries about the parents taking your shit, and you get to use the bondage devices again.

note to juiblex: for choice 3, you would of course get free access to the webcam.

Spleen

I've got a quarter, dime and a nickel on ADSX. I really don't give a fuck. This would be the kinda shit that makes me hates lefties. But.


Have a Cigar.