Basically never. Once I was old enough to walk to and from school on my own, my parents basically left my shit alone. They’d do the “I’m knocking to let you know I’m at the door, but asserting my authority as a parent by coming in without waiting for a response” thing for a while. But once they caught me jorkin it at my laptop, that went away too.
It probably helped that I was a pretty boring kid. I didn’t have a ton of interest in smoking or drinking, so it’s not like I had a lot for them to take even if they did go through my shit. I think they found condoms once, but it’s because I left the box out, and it’s not like it was a surprise; they had already met my girlfriend. They tended to take the “we’d rather they do it here where they can at least be safe” approach to things.
Basically never. Once I was old enough to walk to and from school on my own, my parents basically left my shit alone. They’d do the “I’m knocking to let you know I’m at the door, but asserting my authority as a parent by coming in without waiting for a response” thing for a while. But once they caught me jorkin it at my laptop, that went away too.
It probably helped that I was a pretty boring kid. I didn’t have a ton of interest in smoking or drinking, so it’s not like I had a lot for them to take even if they did go through my shit. I think they found condoms once, but it’s because I left the box out, and it’s not like it was a surprise; they had already met my girlfriend. They tended to take the “we’d rather they do it here where they can at least be safe” approach to things.