I'm with Yoda; that does not sound like tough love to me; besides which, tough love is used with teens or others running from awareness of addictions? Since when is T your parent; I'd tell him to save it for his own kids and help me think of ways to find a job. Tough love is about cause and effect and learning something. What were you supposed to learn from the fact that people surrounded by sharks for 40 days (and 40 nights? Was he talking about Noah? :-) survived had it worse than you do? You don't want their situation, either!

Actually, I don't know that I would mind his little speech that much; it just wouldn't do much for me one way or the other. It wasn't particularly motivational (to quit worrying about my own future) or helpful (giving me ideas, inspiration, or hope). I think I'd get rather sarcastic, "I'm sorry if I burdened you with my concerns, what would you do in my situation that I have not already tried?"