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  • My 16th birthday's on Monday and I didn't expect it to be anything big. Even if I was allowed to throw a big party, most of my friends hate and are unwilling to get along with each other (one of them tried to stab another in the eye with a pencil, two of them dated, you get the picture...) Plus, even though my family makes a lot of money, I don't like the idea of being that one kid who insists on having a big, fancy, Hollywood-esque 16th birthday party like one of those brats on MTV. So I decided to have my best mate up to my house to bake a cake with me (my dad didn't get me a proper cake last year, so I thought my friend and I would bake one ourselves) and hang out and watch a movie or something. Believe it or not, my dad's actually giving me a lot of grief about wanting to have my friend over, because he's got this idea that my friend and I are going to make a mess of the kitchen. I cook all the time, and my friend actually used to work at a pretty damn decent restaurant, and I always clean up after myself. But my kid sister spilled a glass of orange juice on the kitchen floor today so my dad's got this great big idea that everybody's out to destroy his kitchen. I'm also getting yelled at because I wanted Chinese take-out for my birthday dinner (a $5 order of steamed dumplings and then something for my best friend to eat). He was going to make burgers on the grill, but my dad cooks that literally around three times a week on average, so I would rather have my favorite meal that I don't get that often. Do you think I'm asking too much, or is my dad acting goofy? How can I convince him that my friend and I aren't going to screw up the kitchen? BQ: What did you do for your sweet 16?

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make a deal with him, what ever mess you make, you'll clean it all up yourself. and try making your own chinees food, get some online recepies and just have fun with your friend! :) good luck! and i didnt have a sweet 16! yetttt, im 14 :D

You're asking for waaaaay less than most people. My parents are probably praying that I ask for that, haha. BQ: turning 16 this year :) I don't think I want anything big either though.

I think your dad's being unreasonable

Your dad seems irrational, that seems perfect to me. BQ: Well, my 16th birthday is in two months. My plans consist of just staying home and watching my favorite movies, a chocolate cake, and a trip to the dmv to take my permit test, which I can't wait for. A big party would be cool, but I'm not one for attention, and I don't have enough friends to invite to a party like that. But the good news is that my sister was born two days before my first birthday, so she's turning 16 next year, two days before I turn 17. And she IS one for having a big, fancy, over-the-top party. My plan is to sort of latch on to hers mentally, and pretend it is mine, lol. So it's sort of a "I didn't have a party so I'm compensating for that by secretly deeming my sister's party as mine" kind of thing. Win win situation. :)

As much as I agree with your reasoning, it is a scenario of 'his money/his house/etc.' and that means you'll have to respect what he has to say. Try reasoning with him in a tactile manner about kitchen usage, but once he puts his foot you'll have to just improvise. If he won't buy you the Chinese food, buy it yourself if you have the money, otherwise try and improvise with another meal (home cooked for example) rather than the burgers - explain why you don't want these. You can't really 'convince' him of anything, I'm afraid, you can just try and reason. BQ: I didn't really celebrate it. Birthdays aren't a big deal to me.

I think your dad's being really unreasonable. It's your birthday and you should be able to celebrate it how you want. If I was your dad I'd be glad you didn't want a huge party! You're gonna be 16, not 13, it's not like you're not going to be responsible for yourself. Try convincing your dad that you're gonna clean up after yourself, and that you just want your day to be fun, and that means doing what YOU want to do. It's your day after all. BQ: I didn't see any friends because, well, it was my last year of school and they all decided they didn't want anything to do with me after school finished. I just stayed in with my family and did some cooking with my mum. 16th birthdays aren't a big deal here (I live in England). Some people in my class had them but from what I heard they were pretty disappointing; they went for the over-the-top party thing and it just didn't work.

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