1. Is your bond solid?
2. Does he know the value of work?
3. Does he know how much most people would have to work to get that phone?
4. Does his friendship nourish him?

Next time the parents decide they, assumingly from a good place, give your son an expensive gift, have them run it by you. Talk to them like they actually care for your son and know, for yourself, that your care is different than theirs. We all need a lot of caring adults when we’re young.