My father put an AirTag in my car to track me

[Anonymous]

This is a good reason to start a new Thanksgiving tradition of having the dinner at your house. Why would you drive your family 800 miles to see a parent you don't particularly like or trust with your child? Not understanding your motivation, OP.

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Anonymous wrote:That's unaccceptable. You are a grown a$$ married adult and he's tracking you for safety??? I wonder if that's even legal.

You need some serious boundaries with him, quick, including keeping your car locked when you see him.

This is OP. The house where I live in the DMV only has street parking; I literally never leave my car unlocked. He either rooted through my backpack to find my keys, or I accidentally left them sitting out because I had to unlock the door on Sunday.

Well, given this, it’s clear he's trying to help you for when your car inevitably gets stolen.

I know you’re joking, but as I said before, who says I don’t have some tracking device in my car where he is unable to access my location?

Maybe he's worried you will be kidnapped as well during a car jacking.

So what? You can come up with a hundred more explanations. His reasoning is irrelevant. You don’t put a tracker on someone’s car without their permission. Period.

So OP needs to pack up and leave. Why is she still there if this is such an outrage?

Actions do speak louder than words. OP, where are you for Thanksgiving? If still at your parents, why? You are considering cutting him off but if stayed, directly showed that his actions have no consequences. My GAD/untreated parent has pulled stuff like this. We are very low contact with long stretches of no contact. Just cutting him off is not enough, you need to do work to unpack your family baggage so as not to pass it on, unintentionally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I want to break off all contact at this point. I feel like since he got caught with the AirTag, he might try a more sophisticated tracking device next.

What was their reaction to your leaving with your DH and DC, OP?

You did leave their house, yes? At least for a hotel or Air B&B?

[Anonymous]

Oh look, there was a Daily Mail article about a 32 year old woman on Reddit that had the very same problem:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12238779/amp/I-never-want-dad-AirTag-car.html

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I want to break off all contact at this point. I feel like since he got caught with the AirTag, he might try a more sophisticated tracking device next.

What was their reaction to your leaving with your DH and DC, OP?

You did leave their house, yes? At least for a hotel or Air B&B?

A good troll check on this one would be to see if the IP address moved 800 miles away after OP says she left.

[Anonymous]

Stick the Air Tag into an Amazon delivery truck.

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Anonymous wrote:Stick the Air Tag into an Amazon delivery truck.

sorry, but I can't help ,lol

[Anonymous]

Um, your dad likely committed a crime. Tell him you are going to the police to make a report about it. Report it and ask the police to call your father and ask him to stop or else you will file domestic abuse or stalking charges against him.

Your dad is a bsc stalker

[Anonymous]

Sounds like we are related OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hear your anger and would also be livid. That said, since you have the air tag, can you have some fun with this? Any friends who do a lot of travel by car or work an unusual schedule? I’d start passing that AirTag around.

Yes! The Amelie solution! Find a flight attendant. When he asks you about it start dropping hints you are in the cia

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When your car is stolen, you’ll thank him.

What bull shite. It's disgusting that you condone this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh look, there was a Daily Mail article about a 32 year old woman on Reddit that had the very same problem:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12238779/amp/I-never-want-dad-AirTag-car.html

Ooh good catch

[Anonymous]

I don't condone what OP's dad did, but to get worked up enough to leave and cut off communication? Call the cops? That's ridiculous.

Did anyone watch that show, Bless This Mess, with Dax Shepard and Lake Bell? This reminds me of the mom in that: "What, I'm your mother. I'm not gonna track your phone?"

Seriously, everyone. Chill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Um, your dad likely committed a crime. Tell him you are going to the police to make a report about it. Report it and ask the police to call your father and ask him to stop or else you will file domestic abuse or stalking charges against him.

Your dad is a bsc stalker

GMAFB

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My mom was missing for a week after a car accident where her car flipped over and she was trapped inside. Nobody ever thinks it’s going to be them.

This is why you get an Apple tag or share your location with people you’re comfortable with and who agree to it! Her dad crossed a huge boundary!