34-year-old dad forbids ex-wife from putting a tracker on their 10-year-old son while he travels out of the country with him: 'I think she wants to be able to track me.'

She has a history of stalking, and he's the one with primary custody.

Our culture has become increasingly comfortable with the idea of constantly having access to our friends, partners, and family members' locations. The "Find My Friends" feature on your phone is useful, especially if you're about to meet someone. You can see if they're actually "5 minutes away" like they said they are, or if they're just now leaving their house. It's also helpful to know if someone is at home if you want to call them unexpectedly, because if they're on the go, they will probably be less likely to pick up.

Sometimes, you want to use "Find My Friends" in a way that is a little on the stalkerish side, and there's nothing inherently wrong with that, especially if your friends knowingly gave you lifetime access to their location. Sometimes you're just curious to know if your friend is at home, in the office, or at a secret third location, and usually there's no harm in checking that out. If you hate your friend's boyfriend and are inflicting harm upon yourself every time you see them at their boyfriend's place on "Find My Friends," it might be time to put it down.

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The mom in this story has a history of using tracking devices on her ex-husband, and now she wants to do that to her son, whom she doesn't have full custody of because of that history.
Am I the bad guy for not allowing my ex to put an AirTag on our son?

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