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It turns out that Ortiz’s father was pretty instrumental in getting his son set up with the Peanuts-style therapy stand. “I said something about setting up a stand, and my dad said something about giving out emotional advice because I’m good at that, apparently,” Ortiz explained. So what do people tend to ask? Mostly family trouble or “something like that,” he said. For his part, Fallon wanted some advice on how to brush off [the online haters.](http://time.com/4457110/internet-trolls/?iid=sr-link1) “It’s not a big deal. Just words on a screen. 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