What is a suitable bedtime for a 15 year old?

That’s a little bit over-the-top. Scratch that, that’s a lot over the top. I’ve never heard of a bedtime being imposed on a 15-year-old, or at least not one so extreme. I’m kind of surprised you haven’t rebelled in a big way. You must have had some pretty solid moral upbringing to have not wound up in juvie hall by now.

So on that hand, whatever your father is doing must be working, right? Your communication skills are a lot more solid than most teenagers around here, and unlike most people living under strict totalitarian rule, you haven’t tried to assert your independence in moronic and self-destructive ways. I can only assume that cutting you off from negative influences like constant, mindless electronic stimulation for hours each night had something to do with that.

On the other hand, you father is a lunatic. So I’m torn.

I get the need for interaction and entertainment, but reading over question again, I’m actually leaning more towards your father’s thinking. The only reasons you cite for wanting to be plugged in longer are that you can’t watch movies or chat online. Not good enough. I DO think that you should have a conversation with your father about wanting to be granted a little more responsibility with your time, but I also think you’re going to have to come up with much better examples of why that should occur.