My son is invited to 2 of his friends bday parties,,, help!, what should i do?

Question

hes 9 yrs old,,, his 2 friends are having bday parties at the exact time

he got the 1st invite 2 weeks ago,,, was all happy [at a venue with a reptile keeper entertaining the kids]and i told the mum yes hed b going

yesterday he got another invite from his other friend,,,,,,,,,,,, and wants to go to this one cos he reckons it will b more fun [bowling, minigolf]

hes so mad at me cos i said its rude to not go to the 1st party invite as we said yes,, he wants to go to the 2nd one no matter how much i say no,, he thinks im being a BAD MUM [his words]

whats the right thing to do?,, and do u have a message for my stubborn son?,, he will b reading my answers as he thinks you will all agree with him,,lol,,,lol,,lol,, maybe u will?,, help!

Answer 1

i would flip a coin.. heads for the first party, tails for the 2nd party..

Answer 2

He needs to attend the one he said yes to first.

Answer 3

Well This Is What I Would Do:

I Would Take Him To The First One For About An Hour(I Would Go As Early As Possible) Then Make Up Some Excuse And Leave Then Take Him To The Second For The Rest Of The Day. I Dont Think The Mom Will Get Mad If You Leave Early. Plus The Venue With The Reptile Keeper Is Kind Of Lame Compared To Bowling And Mini Golf With Friends.

But He Should Go With His Better Friend

Answer 4

why can't he go to both,,,? u can evenly setup the times so u can go to both parties =] not a problem  

Answer 5

Mitch, be a good boy and do what your mum says!  Off you go to the 1st party - although the 2nd one sounds like more fun.  But since you called your mum a 'bad mum' and had a sook, your punishment is to go to the 1st party!

Laura, my son would act the exact same way (im sure you can imagine HIS tantrum)...lol

Why are WE suddenly bad mum's when things dont go THEIR way??  LOL

Answer 6

go to the first half of the first party, then the second half of the other party. all kinds think their parents are being completely horrible. ima teenager so ya lol. but if you cant do both, he owes it to the friend he already accepted the invite from to at least show up.

Answer 7

That sucks (for him and you, lol)

WELL, I recon, if you have already RSVP'd to the first one saying he can come, then I think he should go.

Considering his was the first one he received, then its probably the right thing to do.

Reply to the 2nd RSVP saying he already is busy that day.

Just what I'd probably do!!

Good luck with that one!!!

Answer 8

Is it possible to split your time and go to both?

I believe in the idea that you treat others how you would want to be treated. How would your son feel if everyone cancelled his on party since they had a better offer?