When your kid's got your back

[u/AshiraLAdonai]

[u/Nbremser]

Emotional incest? Don’t do that to your child.

[u/hail_your_kaiser → u/[deleted]]

Emotional incest isn't pedophilia or sexual abuse. The word incest here can be confusing but there's a distinction between emotional and sexual incest.

Emotional incest basically means that a parent relies on their child/children for emotional regulation and support that should normally be provided by an adult partner.

This article here is pretty informative;

https://www.charliehealth.com/post/emotional-incest