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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Feel badly mostly for the brother who was the reason they went to Japan to celebrate his grades.

I find it odd parents were tracking a 20 year old so closely. In an interview they said they knew where he was at all times even when he was in Auburn. The quote was something like "we know where he is at and what he is doing at all times" because we are a close family.

I know some parents still have 360 or another tracking app on their 20 year olds but I would have hated that as a college student. I have a freshman in college and part of me of course would love to know what he is doing every hour of the day, but I have to trust in him and that he had a good upbringing and he will be fine. How can you learn to be independent if you are still being tracked by your parents when you are an adult?

Japan is one of the safest countries in the entire world. There is no reason to track your 20 year old there particularly since his parents describe him as a world traveler. [/quote]

Kids who've grown up sharing their GPS location simply don't care. Whether it's their parents, close friend group... or broader followers.[/quote]

This is true. They are all tracking each other. I have had friends from other states call and say ask DD to look at snap chat and tell me where my DD is when they could not locate their child. This was for safety reasons, not to bust the kid for breaking the rules. We just want our kids to be safe and are not monitoring them at all times, but it is nice to have in case of emergency. I like being on life 360 myself because if something happens to me, my family will know quickly. I would not be comfortable sharing with friends who I might be telling I am busy when I am just sitting at home, but I am not lying to my family about where I am, so I like it. No one in my family is on there trying to bust one another. It is helpful while traveling and splitting up for periods, too. [/quote]

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