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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you need to let go. he’s 15, not 20. Daytime dates with a 14 and 15 year old seem pretty innocuous. What are you so panicked about? [/quote]
OP here, he turns 16 on Friday, actually.

I’m worried about his access to a car, and how he’s older in general. I think if we all look back, we matured quite a bit between 14 (which my DD just turned) and 16 (which he will be in 48 hours.) It’s just not something we are comfortable encouraging, especially as a first crush/interest. [/quote]

You’re really borrowing trouble here. You have six months until he can even think about taking the drivers test and another six before he can drive with kids other than siblings in the car.

I was in your shoes three years ago. I handled it by allowing it but keeping tight reins on it. I required that I know if he was going to be around and my DD would text if he unexpectedly showed up. We openly talked about sex and I made it clear that I would take her to the doctor for birth control if she asked because I know what I can’t control and I don’t want to be raising grandchildren. We included him into family activities so that we could get to know him. (It’s not unusual for us to have other kids tag along with us). [/quote]

Not sure where OP is but in VA it is 16 and 3 months for license and I am pretty sure you can immediately drive with one (and only one) non-family member in the car. [/quote]

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