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36ChambersOfWuPee in his butt
Caucasian_AsianDo you live in his house?
Download the app and don't argue.
iFlipFrom what you say it is almost certainly not his idea. One of his friends probably put it in his head and presented it in a way that seemed to make sense to him.
mirozI remember when my parents wanted to put a "black box" type thing into my car that would get them a discount on the insurance. It came down to the fact that they were paying for it (the insurance) and I acquiesced after arguing for a bit.
I'm assuming your parents pay for your phone?
I think the best way to approach the situation is to be accepting but questioning. You deserve to know why your dad feels so strongly about you having it. Tell him you don't mind having it, but that you also need to know why.
.lenconSo, I'm 17, I have a good relationship with my parents, at least I thought. So I come home today and my dad wants me to download an app on my phone which allows him to track me. Big whoop, I'm never in a place I wouldn't be, but I'm honestly a little shocked that he doesn't trust me. I haven't talked to him about it yet, but I will. But I thought we had good trust, I don't know why out of the blue he wants me to download this. I don't know, just seems weird. I honestly don't want him to have the ability to track me, and I'm not hiding anything, I just thought our relationship was more mature than that.
RachySome of my friends and I have it. It's a safety thing for us. We're all kinda crazy athletes/travelers so if we are worried about someone not responding, we can see when/where they were last tracked. Came in hand when my friends boyfriend was paragliding and was out of signal for 12 hours. They were able to track where he had lost service and search from there.
There is of course an invasion of privacy that comes with it, but it's also comforting to know my friends care about my safety.
Sounds like your dad is cool and would probably only check if you're out past curfew and he wants to make sure it says you're in motion or still at a friends house.
RusticlesIt's probably your mothers idea not your dads, sounds like you're not too opposed about having it, but Would like to know why they think you should have it.
My opinion would be to bring it up in a non confrontational conversation, be polite, and ask why they think you should have it. Got to make it seem like you don't really care either way, just want to know why. That way they don't get defensive and pull the you live by our rules parent shit.
.lenconYeah that's probably how I'll go about it.
Caucasian_AsianDo you live in his house?
Download the app and don't argue.
soccerzla7I honestly think you come to newschoolers for every little problem you face. Your 17, you need to start dealing with this shit on your own. Go be a man and talk to your dad.
