I'm 21 and live away from home for school - my parents are still reading my mail.. how do I make them stop?

$12.50 a month to get your privacy back? That's nothing! Have your mail forwarded and redirected.

You're not going to change your parents. It's possible you could call the postal authorities, because no one is supposed to open mail addressed to anyone else, I'd bet it's the same where you are. But you're not going to do that, or you would have already.

While $150 isn't nothing, it's about the cost of one good therapist's appointment, so consider it a health expense for your peace of mind.

Good luck!

No, your not the only one. I get emotionally attached to wrestlers and whether they WANT to admit it or not, so do most wrestling fans. Even though I have been watching only since I was 7, which was December 2003 and that doesn't seem long compared to how long you've been watching but when Edge is injured or takes a hiatus, it sucks. Last Summer when Edge got sent to "hell" and took a 3 month hiatus, I was mad because without Edge, SmackDown wasn't entertaining. Because those 3 months it was the same thing every week on SmackDown. WWE Champion Triple H will come out and talk about how Jeff Hardy comes so close to being champion, then they'll start to brawl and then at the PPV Triple H beats Jeff.I was so bored with SmackDown which made Edge's return at Survivor Series make me feel like "Oh Boy SmackDown's getting interesting!". So I know how you feel.

This seems to be a privacy issue between you and your mother. My mother does the same thing with my own personal information. It's a general stereotype that mothers like to pry into the private life of their children this is her little way of staying connected with you in some insignificant way. I known the feeling first hand when she looked at my college transcripts and Visa bill.

I myself also live a somewhat 'private' lifestyle even though I still under the roof of my own parents. The feeling you have feels like someone invading your own personal space and this an uncomfortable feeling for anyone. Until you can afford to have your mail forwarded -- you need to be forward with your mother to request this by saying like this: "I feel violated when my mail is opened by you and appreciate it if remains unopened until I get home. I think you don't respect my own personal space when you open my mail. This is why I feel frustrated when you open my mail. Thank you."

When it comes to communicating about these certain matters it's important to describe the other person's behavior, your interpretation, your feelings and the consequences the other's behaviors has for you. This may seem somewhat complicated to accomplish this way of talking at first but over time it should make sense once you get the hang of this process. I hope this helps with you and your mother. :D

Some of those statements may be convertible to electronic form so they go to your email address.

Explain the situation to the organizations that are sending mail to you and see if they have any suggestions. They may be able to set up a secondary address for you (a PO Box, for example) and direct statements there instead. Or maybe you can get your official government address changed somehow, maybe to a PO Box.

I believe there is no fair answer. It seems as if your parents love you and just don't understand your request for privacy. You could sue them, bring them to court and make clear that you have a valid and legally supported request, which was ignored. From what I understand is that your parents "love" you and "care" for you and are unable to understand. They are "stupid". They get your mail and still see the little girl they brought through a bad cough or whatever. You cannot change them, even court would not change them. My advice? I have none. Sorry

You can redirect your letters by giving your school address at the post office where your letters are delivered currently.

Get a post office box were u live and have your mail forwarded to it.

I suggest you get a P.O. Box.