Emotional Support Giver Gifts

"You're amazing, Hargrave - fair weather or foul, good times or bad, boom or recession, you're always the same."

The Anxious School Drop Off

'I'm sorry, but you're just not the man I thought I could turn you into...'

My mother signed my progress report, but the signature got smudged by her tears.

Kiosk in large lobby with sign above it labeled 'Empathy'.

Licensed Therapist

"Sometimes ... I just want to run away."

"I know it’s an issue, and we’re working on it in therapy."

Pet a Puppy

"... And bless my dog, Penny, whose licks give me the strength to carry on."

Pet Shop - Parrot labeled as 'Good Listener'

Codepetdency Counseling: "He won't even sit on my lap anymore."

"It is now that moment when a close family member tries to speak of the deceased without choking up."

Emotional Support Pest

"Rescue someone; rescue yourself"

'Please help mommy lose some weight. She gets grumpy when she's on a diet that's not working.'

"Can you recommend a nice red wine that goes well with a broken heart?"

"My wife and I handle our own finances. I'm an accountant and she's a grief counselor."

"Now, let’s talk about your attachment issues."

"We added it just for the millenials."

I hear you, man. Look, if you need anything, my door is always open.

"When you hold me like this, you make me feel I can do anything."

'Good news and bad... Medical science can't cure you, but we have some marvelous support groups.'

"I'm referring you to another therapy dog."

"I'd like to see you every Tuesday, forever."

"Have you tried sitting in a box?"

"Yes, I came back. I always come back."

'It's good to talk.'

Child and nurse in children's hospital

"I see your thirty. I hear your thirty. I validate your thirty."

'She was upset about breaking up with 'Phoenix',your 'plenty more fish in the sea' just made it worse!'

Pregnant woman enters door marked: 'Mommy Time ... With Pre and Post-Natal Hug Therapy'

"Your empathy is making it hard to breathe."

"Seasonal depression and existential depression and political depression for the trifecta."

"This is Miss Jones, Doctor - I want you to cheer her up. She's been through hell recently."