As if to make my point, an old friend of mine announced his birthday plans today. He's going to a water park (for his stepdaughter) and a bed and breakfast (fo

As if to make my point, an old friend of mine announced his birthday plans today. He's going to a water park (for his stepdaughter) and a bed and breakfast (for his wife.) The rest of us? Nothing. No party, no dinner and drinks, nothing. He's living in a new city and has nobody close by except family, but he's got friends wanting to come from out of town to see him. One is me; another is our best friend from high school, whom he hasn't seen in over a year. So, maybe some other weekend, he says. Fuck that; I know that song. It'll never happen. I'd write him off as an asshole and a lost cause if that wasn't typical for the married guys I know. Should I even bother with "friends" like that, or should I forget about him and call him again when his kids are out of the house?