JerryL stated so wisely:

When my son was a teenager I listened in on his conversations, whether
on the phone or behind his closed door when he was with his friends.
Had I not done this, I don't know what kind of troubles my son would
have gotten into at that time. Sure he bitched, moaned and complained
about his privacy but I didn't care. As long as I was responsible for
him, I did what I thought was right. Now he's in his 40's with 3 boys
of his own and he admits that he would have gotten into trouble had I
not monitored his actions. If ever the State thinks they can do a
better job than I can as a parent, they are welcome to take care of my
kids, stay up with them all night when they are sick, walk them to
school, take them on vacations and pay for their care and worry about
them as much as I do but as long as all those duties are mine, I'll
do it my way.

AMEN!!!

--
Tom

"That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest."
-Henry Thoreau