Parents put a camera in kid's college dorm to monitor her while insisting it's for safety, resulting in a family dispute when she takes it down: ‘You're crossing a line’

Every kid awaits the day they finally move out of their parents' home and become completely independent adults. For some kids, that happens when they are 18, while for others it happens when they are 28, but eventually (most of the time), everyone must leave the nest, despite the challenges to do so. The challenge we speak of is for the kids and the parents alike, as both have to find the strength to let go of the other.

The parents in this Reddit story have been finding it really hard to let go of their daughters, which resulted in them stepping over a boundary and seriously violating their kids' privacy. OP (original poster) told Reddit that her parents are making her and her sister put up a camera in their college dorm room, to monitor what they do every day. While the parents claim it is a safety necessity, both daughters rightfully feel uncomfortable, which led to a dispute when they tried to take the camera down…

Scroll down to read the full story. Once you are done, click here for a story of an employee who got payback after her company denied her promotion for 25 years.