* When Precious breaks down in tears after her mother throws her out and says that nobody loves her, Ms. Rain tells her that people do love her. After Precious tells her about how her parents' "love" for her caused her to be unhappy and to feel worthless, Ms. Rain reassures Precious that that wasn't real love and that she loves her.
* Late in the novel, Precious attends a support group for other people who have suffered incest from relatives. They treat her like an equal and peer, happily complimenting her and showing her love and respect for the first time in her life. One woman offers to style Precious's hair for her, while another buys her a second hot chocolate after she finishes her first. The kindness is so overwhelming that Precious can hardly stand it.