But when it comes to the private and the personal, their room is their own turf. Things like pictures of friends, family and other people and places are of value to them. We also have something to hide. We make choices to use these things or not. Each thing we keep secret has its own meaning.
Knives can represent some teens' violent experiences.
Condoms and birth control pills represent sexual pressures. The way to a man's heart is through his stomach. This old cliche could never be more true than in the average family. Food in the kitchen is the bait to keep everyone in the kitchen at one time or another. The kitchen is the one place in the house everybody goes through, a common ground.