Psychology Today | 25.11.2025 07:15
For many people, the love that carried them through childhood didn’t come from the adults who were supposed to soothe, guide, and protect them. It came padded on four legs, wrapped in fur, breath, or gentle weight. Animals have a remarkable way of stepping into the emotional gaps left by human caregivers—offering steadiness, warmth, and unconditional regard without asking a child to contort themselves into impossible shapes.
