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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think this is triggering for some women because we all crave closeness and acceptance in our relationships but we don't all get it. So when a woman talks about a close relationship with a daughter, sister, or mother, it can provoke a sense of longing. OP even admits that part of the reason this bothers her is that she does not have a close relationship, or even positive relationship, with her daughter. So of course it would be hard to hear about someone who seems to have what she does not.

No one in this thread has described a "best friend" relationship with her daughter as one in which they share intimate details of their life, unload on her, or violate other important boundaries of a parent-child relationship. It just means they like doing certain activities with their daughter that they normally do with friends (movies, shopping, going for coffee) and that they like their daughters as people. I think of it as recognizing you would be friends with your daughter even if she wasn't your daughter, that you like her as a person in a way that is separate than your maternal love for her.

All healthy friendships have healthy boundaries. That would of course apply to a friendship with one of your kids, too.[/quote]

Thank you (not OP) but this is a warm, helpful post.

I'll admit that I was really happy to see KBJ's family beam for her (especially her daughter) at her confirmation hearing, but I did feel a twinge that I don't have that.

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