mom invades my privacy

i know this is kinda stupid but it still bothers me. i am 24 and i came home today to see my mom. i decided to take a look at her spare bedroom cause she’s been trying to organize it. and i saw a folder with my name on it. me and mom have a healthy relationship now but growing up it was extremely toxic. she was a major control freak and didn’t believe in privacy. i dealt with many many mental struggles growing up and when i was 14 i decided to start journaling. on one of my visits with my dad, i forgot to bring my journals and she read them. this was a huge thing for me because i felt very exposed. i talked about my depression and eating disorder and things only i knew. i got over that but in the folder tonight i found she had made copies of every page. also copies of text messages between my friends and i. why does she STILL have these??? i feel exposed and vulnerable all over again. i know it’s silly, it was 10 years ago. but it’s like i know she saw them to put them where they’re at, so why wouldn’t she throw them out? i just find it odd and i hate it. and i just wonder what else she knows. she was literally like a detective growing up and it makes me uncomfortable.

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