So, I went home to visit my folks on Sunday. Went to my room and discovered the bolts to it have been taken off . I shrugged and settled in. Took the precaution of using an old pair of boxers as a sort of hook for the door to avoid someone barging in on me while I'm having my alone time which I observe nekkid..

Well, today while observing my alone time, earphones in my ear listening to Bon Jovi's, 'It Is My Life', I observed my door was being pushed; before I could get a cover cloth, my dad just bust into the room I just lay there like roast chicken pretending to be oblivious of his presence..

Next, he tapped me and said, 'what are you doing? I replied, 'you shouldn't have barged in like that'.. he immediately went into a tirade of how it's his house and how he can damn well enter anywhere he wants to.. I simply packed my stuff and went back to base.

Anyway, my question is, should parents bust into their children's rooms, yes, even in their own house?

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

Even if he called out and knocked, would you have heard? If not, you'd be thankful he went against your wishes and saved your life should anything bad have happened God forbid.

If u're above 18, NO! But if they barge in no lele, they own the house afterall.

uaphorism:
I simply packed my stuff and went back to base.

since you solved your problem yourself, why open a thread about it?

what kinds of comments are you looking for?

Hahaha. OP you just made me remember growing up. My dad always came to peep in our room, like he was hoping to catch us in one crime or another. Even when we play cards, ludo etc, he will just open the door in ghost mode and peep.

We hated it (still do) but my dad was pro at it until one-day, I decided to tell him, "Mr, we are no longer babies in this house". Lol

It happened that I was changing sanitory towel on the cupboard beside the room door. Maybe instinct, but I knew he was coming to peep as usual. So I positioned the used one strategically while fiddling with the nylon of the new one. And yes! He came and peeped. I held on a few seconds before I turned and gave him this horrible stare!

That was it! Done!

Funny thing is: I told my siblings that "Dad will never peep at us again", they waited for some weeks before hailing me "isi okpukpu" . We still joke about it till date.

There should be courtesy I think

Zi:
I hate it and my dad was pro at it till one day...

what did you do?

tpiah99:


since you solved your problem yourself, why open a thread about it?

what kinds of comments are you looking for?

the purpose of the OP was to ask a question.. U didn't answer it..

Is there still a question after you have provided the answer?

It's very simple. . if you don't want anyone disturbing you, go build your own house. . You can't be forming Oga in someone else's house, your dad is a man like you so go get your own house. ..


Btw, why locking your door? Abi it can't close without locking/bolting? which kind of private time can't be observed with clothes on?

Besides, could be he knocked but you didn't hear...

noo.

My dad, mum or any body always stand at the door calling if I am in.

I will have to give approval before they come in. Or if they wait and stay long for some minutes and I didn't respond then they will open even without approval.

This happened then....

Beside I don't use earpiece. And If I want to use I only make use of one ear.

I don't think parents need to knock to enter any room in their own house, especially when they don't have guests staying over. OP, are you a guest? What are you hiding? Is it the weewee that they've been wiping and arranging inside your diapers since when you were a baby?

We often forget that we would always be children as far as our parents are concerned.

There is something called mutual respect. By the way, respect isn't given because someone is older than you. Respect is given because it is earned. Anything earned can just as easily be lost.

If I was looking in to check on the welfare of my kids, my under 15 kids, I must add, then all fine and good. But if I'm barging in simply because "it's my house!", that is plain irresponsiblility and a total lack of respect for the children I am supposedly raising right. After all, every parent believes they are raising their children right and if I have to sneak in with the expectation of catching them in the act of doing something wrong, I have obviously failed as a father in raising my kids right.


Talk less of when its a fully grown-assed young man.