Where else can I get privacy?
Okay….So today I finally built my new dresser. I had to sleep downstairs for 2 nights (very uncomfortable) But the dresser’s big and I can’t close the damned door….So Where can I get privacy else where in the house? It’s two stories, my sister is next to my room, but her door is closed at night, my sister sleeps downstairs, and when my mom’s here she sleeps in her room across from mine….It sounds like I have privacy, but everyone can see right through and usually at night I’m looking at Stuff and the other stuff leads to another. But where else could I do my usual before I go to sleep?
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I’d say the bathroom definitely.
The shower is your friend.
Why was is built so big? Good Lord! How about the closet?
@Frenchfry haha the closet is sorta good but not enough room for me. And my mom didn’t think about the door. My sister says “You don’t need the door closed!” LIES! I DO!
@Vincent_Lloyd Tell them you’re a growin’ boy and growin’ boys need a closed door.
Can you re-position the dresser elsewhere, so that your door can close? The best place is a room with a lock on the door. For now, it may have to be the bathroom, but once you can figure out a way with the dresser, you should be able to reclaim your privacy.
You are coming of age, so your sister and mother need to comprehend the fact that privacy is a very important matter in an adolescent boy’s life. They should understand. Good luck. ;)
@thomascruz Lol They’re all girls, plus they wouldn’t understand very good. I was gonna tell my mom at least when I was about 9 or 10, but I was scared she was going to think I’m some Crazy Perv or something….Plus I bet she would tell all her friends and crap like that…
@MRSHINYSHOES and no I can’t it’s REALLY heavy and my door didn’t close all the way in the first place so I wouldn’t be able to lock it if I got a lock. But it did close enough where no one saw me do anything. But like I said they wouldn’t understand, they would take it the wrong way. I can’t even talk to my dad about it since…Well I lost touch with him so he’s completely out of the picture…
You could drill a hole in your dresser. Move the dresser closer to the bed, so that it obscures the view from the open door.
Could you have not purchased a smaller dresser? I would have measured it against the measurement of the room before I bought it.
@Vincent_Lloyd Well I would give up the dresser to my sisters then . When I was a teenager privacy was a big thing.
@Frenchfry Haha yeah I wish I could =(..... And yeah it’s all understandable to when you’re a teen.
@Reader65 Lol I wish I could Drill a hole, but I can’‘t they won’t allow it. And no we didn’t think about the door being in the way honestly up until today…And yeah but by the time we did it was too late…
@Vincent_Lloyd How about changing rooms with your sister or mom, and forget about the dresser? For me, that would be a viable option——my privacy is very important, so I would not feel too badly about giving up my dresser and asking another family member for his/her room. At least then I will get the privacy I need. And better still, I’d add a lock (if there’s not one already) to my new room.
@MRSHINYSHOES Haha that’s a very good suggestion, but my mom won’t except I would need a better reason than “I need my privacy”. Plus if we were to change rooms I would have to move all of my stuff into my sister’s room and it would make things a lot more difficult than it should really be. And I’ll use my sword and shield as my lock lol.
Even for me and my wife, privacy is something we cherish——with two little children, that’s of utmost importance! Lol. (wink)
@Vincent_Lloyd I have another idea. You know those “chain locks” with the sliding bolts you see in some hotel rooms? I’m sure you can buy one of these locks somewhere and have it installed by your door to lock your room up. The person on the other side may try to open the door, but he/she would be able to open the door only about 5 inches before the chain prevents it from opening further. How about getting such a lock for your door and having a professional locksmith install it? ;)
I would more the dresser in the doors place, you could use it as a door.
move* I was just realising that I wrote it wrongly.
@Trillian I don’t understand the Ewww either,
She said “Ewww” because we are all talking about privacy for masturbatory purposes.
yeah but I don’t think there is anything eeww-ish about it, it’s just normal life. It doesn’t mean we are pervs….
My suggestion: Rent a storage building or tint your car windows.
Ohhhh boyyyyyyyy. Even more serious an issue, then! :)
Once the women figure out what you’re doing, they will be scared to look in the door. Open or closed.
@Frenchfry , nope he’s young!:)
Well I don’t think there is anything wrong with masterbating at this age….it’s better than sleeping around and get infections!
what he’s doing is seffer!
@Thesexier Your right… I was confusing him with someone else on here. Your right about the masterbating thing too. He needs his privacy. All teenagers do. I don’t think it is fair of his mother to make him have a open door like that. I am sure she would like her door closed.
@Frenchfry I need my privacy:) – Everyone does. And you are right about his mother too:)
You guys are all reminding me to wait for permission to open, after I knock on my sons closed doors!
sleep in your sisters room if she usually sleeps downstairs anyway.or basement or attic? or perhaps just buy another dresser and store the one you have somewhere when u have means to move elsewhere.
i am currently living with my parents (again) unfortunately and i right now dont have privacy. i hate feeling uncomfortable in my own home. i dont have privacy because my mom’s friends daughter owns this new boutique in philly that she recently opened a few months ago so today shes having a “demonstration” of all her stuff and selling it. some of my family and a lot of my moms friends are here. i am not “thee” girly type. certainly not a butch at all but rather tomboyish and i have to hide up in my room. i dont (have to) but my moms friend and especially her daughter are snots plus theres people here i dont even know and i can be rather shy. if i dont feel comfortable around the person its not going to work. and i am a pretty good judge of character so can sense this early on with people. and my moms been friends with this woman since before i was born so therefore ive known her daughter that long as well. i am 25 and the daughter is a few yrs older then me. snots they are, especially the daughter real snot. i dont know why at all my mom is friends with this woman, i mean they have “girly” stuff in common but that is about it.my moms not a snot at all or stuckup nor is anyone in my family and those people are all about money. yet my mom is rather high maintenance and like envys this woman. the (main) snot’s mom, i dont get it.
well its 2:32pm now and i have work at 3 til 9. never thought id be so happy to go to work. praise the Lord. I know all this is so off topic and i trailed off quite a bit. but i felt it was (somewhat) relative, because their is nothing worse then feeling uncomfortable in your own home or the feeling that you have to like “hide”. and when my parents have people over here that i dont know so im not comfortable around them or that i just dont like this is the case. rare, but it happens on ocassion. anyways thanks to whoever read this and good luck to you dude.. (the) dude who posted this. i know what thats like, ive lived many of other places besides my parents house and could tell stories.. i wont go into details but another prime example of that i have is when u have an apartment with a gf and then you break up.. the privacy thing is an issue then too and the uncomfortable awkwardness of it all. end of 2007… been there done that too. or living with a sxist alcoholic male pig roommate. been there too… last fall and winter of 09. had to move back in with my parents in mif january who they moved to another suburb of philly in the beginning of december away from where i grew up and lived for years.
PEACE.
@wilma , you should wait for permission, knock and wait, that’s respectful to him. You don’t want to walk on him doing the deeds…
It is possible to re hang the door to open and close the opposite direction from how it is now or switch the hardware to the opposite side of the door frame to allow it to open and close that way? A screwdriver to pop out the pins from the hinges, screwdriver and drill are all you should need.
Board out the loft ( Roof space) & move in there… ;-) secure all squeeky boards first!
Yes, @Thesexier that is what I meant, wait for permission after I knock.
I once walked in on my older son. His door was wide open, I was talking loudly to him before I got near his room, as I was coming up the stairs and across the hall-room, to his door. I guess he wasn’t paying attention.
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