: Re: Advice for a "Gift of Words" So we have a friend, having a milestone birthday, and his wife requested that we provide a gift of words. This friend is about the age of my children, and

First of all put your troubles with their life choices aside. You have the rest of the lifetime of your friendship to preach to them about appropriate life choices and the need for consistency between words and actions. This is supposed to be a gift, so focus on what the recipient would enjoy receiving.

You have mentioned that the recipient enjoys acting. Perhaps you should buy them the script to one of their favorite movies or plays. That would be a gift of words. Not your own words, but nobody said the words need to be original.

Other gift of words options include...

books of poetry
books of philosophy (not self-help books about appropriate life choices!)
samples of beautiful calligraphy

Alternatively, buy those "grandchildren" of yours some paper and crayons and then teach them to create words for their parents. Frame the results.

Finally, if you are absolutely set on giving your friend some help in reaching their stated goals, give them a book on preparing to buy a house.

If all else fails, buy them some shares of ALPHABET Inc., google's parent company.

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