WOW, now that he is in school, did you try speaking to the RY? Is this common in his school? I know this is painful for you and so does he. Is he just testing you or is this something he feels strongly about. Why not ask him. Why not tell him that you appreciate him coming to speak to you about this before going ahead with it. Then ask him why he really wants to do it? Is he being pressured to? Does he really like the way it looks? It isn’t even as “cool” as it once was, it is just an act of defiance and in years to come, it is something that he might truly regret. Ask him to really think about what he feels he will gain by doing it, and what he might possibly lose and why this would be a “good choice” on his part. Since he wants to make his own choices he should really take the time to determine if he is making choices because it is truly what HE wants to do or he is making choices because it is what others want him to do, or maybe because he wants to “fit in” to a mold that others have created for him. Because when you break free of one mold you should not allow yourself to fit into another.
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