Animals give us the kind of acceptance we should be giving ourselves, but don't.
They don't give a whit about our hair, or our outfit, or our adorable new platform shoes, or how bad we stink when we've somehow managed to forget to take a shower for 3 days
Regardless, our pets' love for us is untainted and unconditional.
They accept us whole; they don't mind kissing us when we have morning breath, and they certainly don't mind snuggling up with our sweaty gym clothes or dirty socks from the hamper (they actually kind-of like it -- ew)
They're cool with whatever we do, however we look, however we feel. They're just SO INCREDIBLY OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD GLAD that we're there at all. Did I forget anything?!