[header] How to hide your journal from parents [title] Get a regular notebook. [step] This will be your actual journal, try not to get anything too flashy (think regular school notebook). [title] Get a decoy journal. 
[step] This step is for those whose parents know they have a journal, but can be for those still concerned with privacy. First, get something obvious, it could just be a notebook with the words " my journal " written on the front, or it could be a big, pink store bought diary; it's up to you.