I can JUST remember my teen years. I am proud to say I was responsible. If you keep an open line of communication and trust your DS he should be fine hun. Half the issue is having trust with parents. I admit I did some slightly crazy things but at the end of it I made sure I always kept safe. I didn't want my parents to stop trusting me. By all means I had boundaries but at the end of the day they felt comfortable with me going out because they always made sure they kept that line of communication open.

Fionas- A few times I've gone to parties and the so called designated drivers have started drinking and decided to drive home. I refused to get in the car with them. I have become stuck in the past myself and my parents said "If you need to get home, call us and we'll either collect you or pay a taxi". They did get a few calls at 3am and they made sure they weren't upset with me. They knew I was being responsible.

I guess what I'm trying to say Dianne is maybe tell your DS you'd like to know more about what he gets up to and maybe tell him if he's ever stuck don't hesitate to call no matter what hour it is. Kids really do love knowing parents sometimes worry too!

HTH!