Understand a kid wanting his “moment”, I guess. But does he want it so much that he throws a temper tantrum and decides to go somewhere else and not to the place he really wanted to go, because he might not get it? Not to mention how that would put his father in a bad light. Kid’s a drama queen.
Maybe I’m old fashioned here, but I much prefer a kid do his homework, figure out where he wants to go, where’s the best place for him and then just go and not worry about what other people do or don’t think.