I’m THAT mom. The “hearing sirens, where are you?!” mom. I admit it. I own it. My kids have always been really good about answering me so I wouldn’t be imagining the worst, or getting into my car and driving around looking for them. I actually never did that, but I won’t lie and say I wouldn’t…

I had heard about the Life360 app, but never looked into it. At some point things got a little crazy with my “text me when you get there”, “text me when you leave”, “text me when..”, “text me when..”, “text me”….. The world is different now. Scary. Often unsafe. A mom worries. All. The. Time. So….I finally decide to look into Life360.

GAME CHANGER!!!

I can’t even begin to tell you how awesome this app is. It took a bit of nudging to get everyone onboard. There was a little resistance. I don’t know why. It’s not like I’m a stalker. Much. Honestly, I just want to know they get where they’re going safely. Is that so bad? Of course not. Do I open the app often during the day? Yes. Why? Peace of mind.

Once we were all in, we started to have a little fun with it. We stalk each other. I may or may not have texted my daughter when she went away for a weekend, “I see you are at Cracker Barrel – jealous!” Or one of us will get a “slow down!” or “charge your damn phone!” or “why are you at…?”. Things like that. It’s all in good fun. Some kids would certainly balk at mom and dad being able to see where they are at all times. Mine are cool with it. Of course, they are all adults now so I can’t say for sure they would have felt the same 5 or 10 years ago.

There has only been one instance where it wasn’t so great. It was a Sunday morning when our most sensitive kid looked and discovered my husband and I were at the hospital before we could tell her and assure her everything was ok. That wasn’t pretty, but still, this thing is great.

So, to recap….. Life360. Get it. Use it. Get your family onboard. You won’t regret it. The peace of mind you get from it is absolutely priceless. Just sayin….

Until next time….