i think my dad is cheating on my mom?

Question

i was walking and i saw a glimpse of his e-mail and i yhought i saw something sexual written should i hack into his e-mail "i know the password" to make sure he isn't cheating on my mom

Answer 1

You need to be honest with both of your parents and tell them your concerns. You were wrong to hack into his account. You should have confronted him about it. If it were nothing, he would have shown you, if it were something, he would have denied it possibly and avoided the answer to your question, at which point, you need to tell your mother what had occurred.

Answer 2

Yes you should do that immediately but secretly & do remember to forward a copy of that particular email to your email ID, just for records & dont forget to delete it from the sent email list of your dad's id.

'Prevention is always better than cure'.
You are doing nothing wrong, as your trying to save your family, love your mom & dad, anything done with good intention is not a crime. Give it a thought, If you were doing something wrong & your dad had noticed you, then he may have hacked your email for sure.

Don't jump to conclusions, first be sure that there is a problem, give some time & monitor for few days.

Answer 3

If you were to hack in your dad's e-mail and found out that you were wrong in what you saw would you not feel guilty? I'm sure there are other ways to tell, for instance is he coming home later than usual from work? Does he leave for work earlier than usual? Does he go out more now by himself than usual? Difference in behavior toward your mother? They tend to argue more now than in the past? Talk of separating? You do what you feel is right and I hope that it was a mistake in what you saw, if not then how you handle the situation from that point is totally up to you.

Answer 4

Maybe what you saw was just a funny forward from a friend..... but if you know the password and your really that curious you might as well just sneak a peek.. The only thing is that if you do find something bad...how would you bring it up with out admitting that you invaded your Dad's privacy?

Answer 5

If there is a clandestine relationship the idea would be to preserve the current one he has with your mother instead of spying on him and then catch him and say "Gotcha!"

Discover whether or not a clandestine relationship exists and assess the stage of the relationship. Once you know where he stands you should attempt to approach the relationship by "nipping it at the bud" so to speak. Do this, once you have enough evidence, by informing your father that you have knowledge of the unwelcome behavior and that adultery is in nobody's best interest.

Answer 6

Is your dad known for this kind of behavior? If you have more than just a "glimpse of an email" I would say yes. Now you are just going off assumption. It could have been a spam letter... never know. Your dad could look at porn... thats "normal"

Answer 7

Me being a mother myself would be very hurt if my son kept a secret like that from me... but at the same time snooping into your father things does not seem to be the right thing to do. Talk to your father and let him know how this makes you feel. Maybe its just cyber fun and your mother is fully aware of it. Before you jump to any conclusions,talk to you father!
-Good Luck!

Answer 8

I know you love your mom but invasion of privacy is not cool.. You should just leave it alone you would not like them to be checking up on your e-mails. Maybe it is just some pictures, nothing big.

Answer 9

It's easy for others to say "It's none of your business." It *IS* your business if your mother and/or father want to be part of your life (and you are young.) You should talk to your dad. If he doesn't take you seriously or denies something you feel is true ... Then its up to you what you do next. Either way, you are covered ethically, in my opinion.

Answer 10

how would you feel, if you were to blame for your parents breaking up? nah, im juts kdding, ands that was really mean of me to say, but please, us teens n stuff, were alwasy fighting with our parents becasue we have no privacy, if you want privacy, then respect your parents. Now im not saying that i wouldn't be interested in knowing what exactly that email said, but seriously, how would you break it to your mom, or tell your dad that you know about him and his chick on the side? don't get yourself involved in that tangled web of love that is about to ensue.