This amused me... DS7 was playing with a boy I had not seen before after school. They were having a grand time, talking about ancient Egypt (the current topic in GATE), while climbing on the equipment. When we left school, I mentioned to my son that I think it's great that he made a new friend. He said, "He is not a friend, Mom. He's an ally."

Ha! Venn diagram time.

I had a very similar thing happen except I got "They aren't friends, Mom. They are my minions"

Where's the like button for Aquinas' suggestion?