Things happen that make our children sad. Stickers get lost, toys get taken by other kids, and teachers don't always see who actually did something and who didn't. This is such a normal part of childhood, and kids get through it, sometimes it barely even bothers them. As a mom though, it hurts me. It literally hurts my heart when my child comes home sad because the world was unfair to them. I don't want her sad, I don't want her to cry, and I definitely don't want her to be hurt by anyone.. She is a part of me and she is walking around the world outside of my physical protection so often, it's hard to let go. I lose things. I stub my toe. I bonk my knee. I'm sure it hurts me more when she does then when I do. At what point does it cross from empathy for our children and what's happening in their life, and being an overprotective mother who tries to keep anything bad from happening and raising a child who can't handle disspointment? I know she needs to learn to handle these things, because they will keep happening and it will likely get worse as she gets bigger, these are necessary life lessons, but it's SO hard. It's my job as a mommy to keep her healthy and safe and happy, and I just can't do that all the time. It's hard to know that you can't do your job well all the time, but there's nothing to be done about it. They have to learn and grow, develope skills to handle situations on their own, they need to learn to function as adults one day, and that would be a hard lesson to learn already grown up. I try not to interfere, I try to let her know I'm sad for her but not too sad, i try to find the balance.. I need to help her through them without taking over and trying to solve it.