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Originally Posted by Jennifer 1967
I am extremely close to my daughter to the point that her moods impact my emotions. She is at her dad's tonight and I talked with her via phone. She sounded so sad and it broke my heart. I just want to fix all her problems. Now I'm sad when I was in a good mood. Would this be considered being a caring mom or is this codependent behavior? How can I help my daughter without my emotions getting so involved? Thanks for any advice you have.
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We can't love others without their emotions impacting our own. You're not being 'codependent', you're being a loving mom, and your daughter is lucky to have a mom like you. All us parents want to "Fix" everything for our kids, but remember that it's the trials that we endure that help us to grow. The best way to help your daughter IS letting your emotions get involved. You care about her, so it's natural, and normal. Just like when I saw that you were feeling sad, I wanted to reach out to you - and when you see someone on here who is sad, you want to reach out to them.
I hope this makes sense, and hope it helps.