But Suzz - the impression that I was getting is that he thinks he should get his way because he thinks its logical, no big deal and he just wants his own way. Period.
Thats because he either didn't consider that you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar ... or in typical man fashion, he can't fathom the common sense in offering Mom something really nice that she probably doesn't get to do often, if ever.
In my life I've noticed that men often skip from A to C and think the only way to get there is through B. They never think that going around to D and backtracking might actually work better.