Cannot turn off find my mac

Given the risk of having it on vs. off, I have decided to turn off Find My Mac. But when I do that it asks for my Apple ID password. That makes sense. But it will not accept the password. I can sign into my Apple ID using the password, so I know it is right. I can sign in and out of iCloud on all my other devices using this password.
Now, to add to the story, my wife has a Mac. Same thing. Her Apple ID password works on every other device, but she also cannot turn off FInd My Mac.
We both are running Mavericks on a Late 2013 MB Pro. We loaded the MBs 6 months ago from TM backups. I suppose that could be a source of the problem, a bug there. So we are both running the same HW SW and have this same issue.
I can stop by a Genius Bar someday and get them to look at it, but anyone have a clue?

My laptop does not travel. Someone gets into your Apple ID and you would wish you did not have it on. the question is the probability of one vs. the other. I plan to leave it on for my iPhone and iPad, they travel. But getting my Mac wiped would not be cool.
But this is not a thread on the merits of Find My Mac. It is a thread on the problem, I cannot turn it off. Or more presicesly, I suppose the problem is my Apple ID password does not seem to work for this function only.

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