nearly 15 year old ds off to party

[mosaicone]

Been on holiday for past 2 weeks so in each other's pockets.
He's an angel, I have no reason to doubt him. He's going to a party at half seven and I want him to come in at half ten. He wants to walk back with two female friends at half ten/eleven ish. This drives me mad! Just say a time!
I've said I'll drive abd pick him up at half ten but this is "sad" - and not that it matters but we're having a family "do" tonight to celebrate dd's exam results so I wouldn't mind a glass or two of champers! Obviously if he wanted a lift I wouldn't have any.
Really good boy, I am 100% confident that he wouldn't drink or walk home alone but it's nagging me.
We don't live in a city, very small town.
I should trust him I think!?

Yep get him to text you at 10.30 saying he is leaving party and then you will have him home by 11. He must not walk on his own though.

Of course you should trust him.

That was the wrong thing to say, of course I trust him, it's just the walking home part. I think along as he's with people he'll be fine. With a fully charged phone etc.

Hope you got sorted. It's not easy , I've been having trouble with my dd and I'm watching her although she is basically a good kid.

DD(just 15) has also started going to parties. It is scary, but you do have to trust them. I think if they are with friends who will look out for each other it is better, but still very scary for us parents! DD and her mates are also adamant about getting home on their own - it's usually not too far away, and lots of buses (we are in London) but it's quite a worry.

Hope it's all gone/going to plan for your DS tonight.

Blimey! Mine is 16 and at reading festival with a bunch of friends on their own. He has been using the train and going to gigs with friends on their own for two years now. We also live in a small town.
How is your son going to learn independant skills to tackle uni in two years if he can't walk down a road home.

Heyho it takes some time to let go of the apron strings. I'm a lot easier with dc2 rather than I WAs with dc1. My nephew 17 is gone to the festival and his mother hasn't heard from him. She's worried sick but know the phone has just died , he's gone with his fg also so so she had a big talk with him before he went . All she got was the raised eyes up to heaven.

Gf not fg

My brothers son stayed with us last year when my brother was on tour and my beautiful SIL was very ill. He was very distressed and went out partying every time there was a party. He'd get drunk and start crying like a baby the next day when he had a hangover saying how he'd let his parents down. I had to reassure him that it was normal for teens to go out (I was seriously hoping it was at this point). He was great, never expected DH or me to pick him up (we have four young DC and he understood) always tagged along home with a friend plus he never threw up and that's all I really cared about Really sensible boy usually and was just having a bit of fun. I think you should trust you DS.

I did and it was all fine.
Dd is 16 and went to a festival this year, I'm not that uptight, it was just his first late party without a lift home!