Your son seems totally reasonable in requesting that the rules be changed or lifted as he grows older, it's what my parents did to all my siblings and we respected them soo much more for not being like other parents who went too far in covering their 'angelic innocent <U><I>children</I></U>' (14-17 year olds) from the 'harsh real world'.
I ask, no i demand that you sit down with your teenager, and talk about it all in a heart-felt conversation. Father to son conversation. If you do it with your wife present he'll feel outnumbered and you'll get nowhere. So do it man to man, no bullsh*t.
You're very lucky as he seems like one of the few teens that are capable of having an adult conversation with you, and that shows remarkable parenting skills on your behalf, so for that you have my respect.
I ask, no i demand that you sit down with your teenager, and talk about it all in a heart-felt conversation. Father to son conversation. If you do it with your wife present he'll feel outnumbered and you'll get nowhere. So do it man to man, no bullsh*t.
You're very lucky as he seems like one of the few teens that are capable of having an adult conversation with you, and that shows remarkable parenting skills on your behalf, so for that you have my respect.
