Bachelor Party or Moms 50th Birthday Party?

My friend is trying to decide between attending his friends bachelor party or his moms 50th birthday party. He is one of the groomsmen and has already paid money for the bachelor party (which i don't think he can get refunded). His Mom decided to have her 50th bday party on the same night. It was last minute planning that she didn't involve him with until after all the invites were sent out. This could be a no brainer, but what should he do?

Bachelor Party or Moms 50th Birthday Party?
wow! well, i'll write why he should attend this or that.


here are reasons to why he should go to his mom's 50th birthday:





yes, he is a groomsman but it's just for one friend. i think more weddings will come where he can be groomsman. would he rather go to one of his many of his friend's party, or go to his one and only moms 50th birthday. he only has one mom and turning 50 is really special. in the future, when he turns fifty, wont he wnat all his kids, if he has, to celebrate it? if he misses out on the bachelor party, no one will really care because he is one of many. but if he misses out his moms birthday, then someone will really care, his mom. isnt losing his mom worth losing a few bucks? how would he like it if his mom never attended his birthdays when he was small? she raised him up, the least he can do is return the favor.





here are reasons to why he should attend the bachelor party:





he did get invited to this first and he did lose money form it, the least he can do is enjoy it. and that's all i can say.





do u see where he should go to? the person that raised him. sure he lost some money but think about the money his mom spent on his birthdays. at least he isnt missing the wedding. i would say to go to his mom but it is actually what he wants.


if only he could do both. well, good luck
Reply:attend both.. go early to the bday party, then to the bachelor party .. the bach-party will probably be more fun later on, and it will last longer than the birthday party anyways.
Reply:I say bachelor party. Hopefully this will be the grooms only one whereas mom will have more birthdays. He is a groomsman as well. You also said the bachelor party was planned first. You could also tell mom to have the party at a time where he can do both.
Reply:He should do whatever he feels most comfortable doing. It would be nice if he went to his mom's party because she is his mom, but if he already made plans before then, it would be most polite to go to the event he scheduled first. However, if there was anyway he could attend both, that would be cool too. Like lilchikka said, go early to one and late to the other.