@alanapost well showing financial appreciation is nice, and etc etc

Though... in many ways the most important things you can do to be supportive are: a) actually express supportive words b) if you give criticism (which can be good, I'm not turning down criticism), be sure it's constructive... and I really mean it, actually try to be constructive... and even when you're criticizing, remember you're doing it *to be supportive*, not to make yourself look better