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by bdamm 3131 days ago
Not everyone has the privilege of a healthy upbringing but all parents want some tools to know where their children are. (Corollary: Not all parents can provide a healthy upbringing but still want to know where their children are.)
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I actually want to trust my kid not to commit royally stupid acts. I have no desire to know it’s exact location. For most cases and most accidents I’ll be way to far away to affect the outcome. Think: ok, kid’s in the park, safe. Well, climbed a tree, fell down. How’s that GPS tracker helping to avoid that? So I’d prefer the kid to know I’m not tracking every step and won’t be round the corner to catch every fall. My parents trusted me not to fuck up royally and I’m still alive, albeit with some permanent scars. I’ll pass that on.