@863ee46a Ha! I knew I wasn't crazy! 

I ran into the same dilemma a while back and realised that (to me) it should be a mix between the "hugging" and "pleading" emoji for this purpose. Happily, someone on the internet already made it. 😋 

While it's perhaps not perfect, it get's the job done:

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