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[mrerick]

Happy birthday to your son!

To pass his licenses, he surely has excellent psycho-motor development. That is a gift, but when they are practiced into skills, that is an achievement.

To get his private pilot's license, he must have good scientific understanding. That is an asset that will pay him over his lifetime.

Did he restore that 1952 Willy's pickup? If so, he must be working to get the resources to buy needed parts, and clearly shows the ability to stick with projects until they are completed. In my family, he'd be working to pay for the insurance as well. That ethic is something that some people never learn. He's ahead of the game.

We know that judgement takes time to develop, and that those centers of the brain haven't completed growing when you're 16. As long as he willingly will talk with you and your father when he has decisions to make, he'll have access to the judgement he needs to succeed.

So... trust but verify. You don't have to worry...

Marc