Find out when the Dawktor will actually be home...

[SoonerTexan]

I met with my mentor at lunch today (she is awesome--she used "asshat" in a sentence) and heard about an app called Life360. I'm going to have DH install it. It basically allows you to track people via their phones...sort of like "Find my iphone" but a little more sophisticated.

Most of the time he cannot answer the phone and can only occasionally text, so it would be nice to know when he is actually leaving. Maybe a little TMI for some people, but I don't care! Would have helped him last week when he freaked out when I went to work out. He thought I was going running instead of to the gym for Zumba and called my silenced phone 7 times. Granted, he could have just checked the garage for my car...but we aren't all med students/doctors

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

Wow, more than a little stalkerazzi but I like it! Unfortunately, it's just going to register DH at the hospital all the damn time in my case...

[Pollyanna]

Finding Friends sounds like it does the same thing. Love the FF app

[v-girl]

My daughters just used the app to find out which neighbors have pools.

#yourneighbosarewatchingyou

[WolfpackWife]

I really like the idea of this app because I HATE not being able to track down my husband. Not that I need to know where he is at all times, but my god if I am calling him because he told me he'd be on his way home an hour ago and he's just NOT PICKING UP, I'd like to know that he's still in the library/lecture/wherever and not just like...in a ditch. I don't think that's too much to ask, especially since DH isn't a "hey, my wife is expecting me/driving a long drive late at night/whatever so I should, oh I don't know, maybe check my phone at least a couple times". I don't think he'd go for it--he but the kiabosh on the iPhone setting where it sends "read reciepts" to people texting you...so when I text him it only tells me "delivered" and not "read at ___", which is a very helpful tool!! When I need to know that he's seeing my texts about having to pick me up somewhere because we've got somewhere else to be, I'd like to look at my phone and say "okay, he's read it so he's aware of the time"...but text message conversations have caused many an argument for us so he won't enable it.

TL;DR: my DH probably wouldn't participate in this app, helpful though it may be, because I'd find a way to bitch at him about something. True story.

[GreyhoundsRUs]

90% of the time, DH calls when he's actually in the car to come home. Granted, this only gives me about 10 minutes notice, but it's better than nothing We use FMF when I am driving long distances by myself (which is now a thing of the past!).

[Thirteen]

Not sure if DH would like it. Although, "I'm leaving right now!" are some famous last words at our house.


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[Meenah]

"I'm leaving right now!" are some famous last words at our house.

This means anywhere from one to three hours in our home!!!!

[moonlight]

I see what you are saying about it sounding a little stalkerish, but I get where you are coming from. Back when DH was in med school he was all over the place now that I think of it and i didn't really know when he was coming or going. I had less to do back then so his 20 was more important to me back then. In residency you might not need it as much because they are always at the same place.

[PrincessFiona]

Interesting ... my family might appreciate it if I sign up simply because I can rarely be tracked. Problem is .... I forget my phone or the battery powers down ... I'm not sure the app would help me much!
Last night I had to drop Andrew off at work and then pick Alex up from baseball. I had Zoe and Aidan with me. Amanda and Thomas had parallel heart attacks trying to figure out where I was since my phone was out of battery. Maybe I just need a new phone ...... one that will charge in the car again. <total tangent>

[SoonerTexan]

My husband wont sign up. He doesn't want to be tracked. Says it creepy.

(He doesn't want me to know when he goes to the driving range after school)

[alison]

I think it's creepy. We installed a very rudimentary surveillance camera for when we were on vacation. You can peek in on your iPhone or computer. Just before we left, dh was testing it out while he was at work. He texted me something like "dd seems happy when you read that book to her." He could see what we were doing, because we were sitting within the range of the camera. I was creeped out, and yelled the crap out of dh. I think we all deserve a certain amount of privacy, even from our spouses. I don't need to know where mine is at all times. General idea, yes. But how else are they supposed to get to a shop to buy gifts for us without us knowing?

[Bittersweet]

I think it's creepy. We installed a very rudimentary surveillance camera for when we were on vacation. You can peek in on your iPhone or computer. Just before we left, dh was testing it out while he was at work. He texted me something like "dd seems happy when you read that book to her." He could see what we were doing, because we were sitting within the range of the camera. I was creeped out, and yelled the crap out of dh. I think we all deserve a certain amount of privacy, even from our spouses. I don't need to know where mine is at all times. General idea, yes. But how else are they supposed to get to a shop to buy gifts for us without us knowing?

OMG, the surveillance camera thing!! I would have lost my sh$*! I'm a total freak about privacy, so phone tracking would get a big old "hell no" from me. DH would probably happily agree, though.

[SoonerTexan]

See, wouldn't bother me at all. Because I know my husband trusts me and wouldn't use it for "evil"

I'm just wanting to see where he is when I don't have a freakin' clue. Lately he could be anywhere in DFW with the random places his rotations are and when he cant pick up the phone and I need to know if there is any chance of him being able to pick up N, it would be nice to know. Same goes for me, actually. I can be in 3 different buildings throughout Dallas any given day and or dropping of N at 1 of 3 places. He gets annoyed when I don't answer/cant answer. I tried using the Cozi app to keep each other aware of what is going on and I don't think he ever opened it. I'm a little annoyed, but whatever.

[Pollyanna]

All you folks who think its creepy will feel completely different when you have children driving, lol.