From Dale, the younger, as he shows me a new black tee shirt with skulls of neon colors, "I hate these colors.  In fact, this will be my least favorite tee shirt, but Ashley will love it.  I got it for her."  Ashley is his girl friend.

From a friend of my son Gary while talking to me, "Gary doesn't have any ugly friends."  At my puzzled expression, he continued, "Really, Gary doesn't have any ugly friends."

From Will, as we were out looking at plants on Saturday, when I suggested one plant might make a nice gift for me, so that, you know, his siblings wouldn't give him a hard time about not giving me a gift, "My gift is spending time with you.  You don't see them spending their Saturday running from place to place as you look at flowers."