How to Keep Your Diary a Secret

Last Updated: August 4, 2021

Are you ever worried your nosy parents/siblings or friends will read your diary? Never fear! "How to Keep Your Diary a Secret" article is here! These easy steps will help you, while your nosy parents/siblings or friend will try to find your diary!

Steps

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Buy yourself a diary that looks like a book. Like, don't buy a diary that says 'diary' across the front. Just buy a cute one that could be a school textbook, or whatever. It's a good idea to buy your diary when you are out alone, so that nobody gets suspicious.
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Hide your diary. Not in the typical places, like under your bed or in a pillowcase. Hide it between the mattresses of your bed, In that purse at the back of your closet you never use, or even tucked away in the back of your bookshelf.

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Don't write, 'Do not enter' across the spine of the book, as this will make people want to read it even more!
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Get a fake, obvious diary. Across it, write, 'my diary, do not enter'. Inside, write a few pages of fake entries.
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In your real diary, open to random pages and write fake entries there, too.
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Let them know you have a 'fake diary'. Example: "So, yesterday I was writing in my diary, and..."
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Keep your fake diary obvious and in-reach.
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If possible, put a book cover over your real diary so it looks like that book, and slip it back into your bookshelf. Nobody will suspect a thing.
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If you find your parents skimming through your diary, sit down with them and talk. They will understand and leave you alone. But if you have truly nosy parents, they will be suspicious of you and not know why you don't want them to read your diary. Talk some more, calmly and respectfully.
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Consider keeping your diary in code. Use the second or third letter of someone's name instead of their whole name if you don't want a reader to know which person you're writing about.
- Another option is to write your own stories as if they're rumors you heard. Instead of "I hate school", say "I hear that Alex hates school", for instance.
- If you have a hobby that you fear a reader would disapprove of, record your achievements as if they were in a more acceptable hobby. Perhaps if you are playing board games when a reader wishes you would play sports, you could decide to always say football instead of Monopoly and tennis instead of Chess. So the memory "I beat Brook at chess" becomes the encoded message "I beat Brook at tennis".
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Community Q&A

Question

If I have a diary with a lock and it looks like a diary because it is and my parents have bought it for me, where do I hide it to stop my parents reading it? They are snoops.

Community Answer

Here is a good trick -- don't hide it but use it to write fake entries and make a poor effort to hide it. Then, write in another plain book for your real entries and hide that one well. That way, if your parents snoop, they'll assume they've found the right one.
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My diary won't fit under my bed, where else could I put it?

Community Answer

If it looks like a notebook, just keep it where you leave school materials at home. Nobody would want to read a school notebook right? Do you have a room you don't really go into? If so, keep it in a cupboard or box there.
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Is under my bed's mattress a good place to hide it?

Community Answer

No, especially if your mom changes/cleans the sheets. Keep in mind that you would have to remove the mattress or sheets each time you want to get to your diary, and you risk messing up your bed. While you are doing this, there are chances of people entering or looking into your room.
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Where should I put it if it annoys me under my pillow or my mattress at night?

Community Answer

You can have a different hiding spot at night: for example in your desk, or chest of drawers. Your nighttime hiding spot doesn't have to be too good, unless people come into your room at night. Just remember to move it back in the morning!
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What do I do if my parents know I keep a diary?

Community Answer

That's okay. You can still find a safe place to hide it, and if you want, keep a 'fake diary' lying around as the article describes.
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I want a cover for my diary. Any ideas?

Community Answer

You could do a school subject cover (to disguise it) or just a plain book cover.
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How do I stop my crush from looking in my diary?

Community Answer

Just keep your diary at home or hidden away somewhere. There is no reason for your crush to have easy access to your diary.
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How do I keep my diary secret when I don't have a notebook?

Community Answer

You can either get an app on your phone and hide it (if you have Samsung) or put it in a folder (if you have Apple).
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How do I hide a key to a lock when someone knows my hiding spot?

Community Answer

You could make a bracelet or necklace and wear the key on your person. Or, if you carry a purse, you can hide it in a pocket or wallet. Or, you could find a new hiding place they don't know about, yet.
Question

I like taking my diary to school. How can I stop it from standing out?

Community Answer

You could write "Math" or any other subject name in bold letters on the front. Also, only take it out in discrete places, like a library.

Warnings

If someone does read your real diary, it may concern your parents, trigger a rumor, or worse things.

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Fake diaries may lead to false rumours about you. So do NOT write things that will get you into trouble.

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Whatever you write in your diary is completely up to you. No one else has control of it so therefore, don’t blame others if you get in trouble.

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