[superfanson]

I think as long as you're living under their roof, and you are still a minor, they do have the right to search your things. But to a certain extent. If they happen to find anything that is particularly harmful to yourself or others, then they should definitely confront you about it. But if they find things like letters to a crush or...porn or...something of the sort. They should just mind their own business. You are only human, and as a teenager, you go through changes, so they really shouldn't be going through your stuff and then questioning you about it, because it's personal, and EVERYONE deserves privacy.

If your parental unit suspects that you may be on drugs or something, they have every reason to go through your things, and get to the bottom of it. Most of the time, parents do it because they are concerned. If they're just doing it to be nosy, then no...I don't think they have the right to be going through your stuff.