why not show him how clever you are to do a good event with little money, so he'll be agreeable to bigger and better for your eighteenth and twenty first which will soon come around.

sweet 16 is like a 80, 90's thing. some people are to poor to even have a regular birthday. be happy with what you have.

Sweet 16 isn't as important as 21! There will be more fun, expensive things to do then!

Try to show him the show sweet 16 that used to air on mtv or vh1 idk, if that doesnt work, then be happy with a cute little party with your friends. And save up to have an epic 18th or 21st birthday. Have fun!

The third one is better.

How do I convince my dad to spend more money on my party? In not trying to be a brat but he is more foreign and he doesn't understand the concept of a sweet 16, so how Do I get him to understand people spend money on these things?