What Card Do I Send When Life Sucks?(A Cheat Sheet You Didn’t Know You Needed)

Our cards don’t spell out the tragedy. You won’t see “sorry you have cancer” or “sorry your mom died.” Instead, our cards are about lifting up the person you care about. Rather than naming the loss.

We have over 60 cards. In case you don’t got that kind of time and a need cheat sheet, here’s what we recommend:

🩺 Scary Medical Diagnosis

“Get well soon” notes aren’t good enough. Especially when the future may be long and difficult. What you need is something that acknowledges the hard stuff and still makes them laugh.

👉 Try these cards:
• Today might suck but. . .
• You shouldn’t be alone

💔 Breakup / Divorce

They don’t need “plenty of fish in the sea.” What they need is something honest & real—that reminds them they’re human—and that they should probably shower.

👉 Send one of these:
• Ugly cry
• You’re going through a lot…

🏚 Job Loss / Career Implosion

We’ve seen the sentiment “When one door closes, another opens” hundreds of times, but it doesn’t pay rent. Nor will any of our cards, but they are at least funny while your friend looks for work.

👉 These hit right:
• Don’t give up
• Ok to bail…

🐾 Pet Loss

Sometimes losing a pet hurts more than losing some humans. Our cards skip the clichés and offer authentic comfort with humor.

👉 Check these out:
• Losing a dog
• Losing a cat

😔 Depression & Hopeless Days

Sometimes it’s not one thing. It’s everything. These cards don’t pretend everything’s fine. They sit in the dark with you… and fart.

👉 These are for them:
• Today might suck but . ..
• Shouldn’t be alone

🤷 When You Don’t Know What to Say

When nothing you say will make anything better, an absurd card can still say: I see you.

👉 Go with one of these:
• You can’t run from your problems but . . .
• You’re bigger than this

👯 Sibling Rivalry

YOU are the favorite. THEY can’t even read this sentence. Our sibling rivalry cards will put them back in their place — lovingly, of course.
👉 Send one of these:
• Mom’s not here
• Dad’s not here

Final Thoughts

Life doesn’t hand out instruction manuals for breakups, grief, or depression, but it does give us family & friends who can send the right kind of card.

Or you could skip this cheat sheet, and browse our collection of paper cards and e-cards.