One of the most important factors in a teenager’s path to self discovery is having some personal space away from the two people who are constantly telling you what to do. Although it might be helpful for the parents of teens to find out what kind of trouble their teenage son or daughter might be up to, it's almost more important to express what you have to say, even if it involves something that your parents should know. In Emily Nussbaums chapter, "My So-Called Blog," she interviews a variety of teens that have an online journal. One 15-year-old boy "J." tells Nussbaum his feelings toward his online journal and she says:
" He called it "better than therapy," a what to get out his true feelings --all the emotions he thought might get him in trouble if he expressed them in school or at home. Online, he could blurt out confessions of loneliness and insecurity, worrying about slights from friends."(Kline and Burnstein 352)
The way J. explains his online journal, shows how it not only helps him confessing his insecurities, but it aids his through rough times with his friends. I think that teens should have a confidential online journal, because it could help them out in the long run and may even reach to them more than a therapist could.
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