Am I a sociopath?

[Annastevens3000]

I fit pretty much most of the profile of a sociopath except that I know I have felt empathy and love before. It is fair to say that I lack empathy though. i have been called "heartless" on many occassions.
Here are the situations when I feel love and emapthy:
I know that I felt love for my mother and definitely for my father. I only got to see him once a month and I cried so hard every time I had to leave him. I definitely know that I loved my daughter’s dad and even though we are not together anymore I still would feel bad if he were feeling pain. I know I definitely feel love for my daughter. I can be brought to tears by sad films that involve the lose of family members, especially when there is sad music playing in the back round. I cried at the film Watership down when the cute bunnies died.
I know I can feel empathy but mainly in really strange circumstances which involve food. For example If a child fell over I would not feel sorry for him/her. However, if that child was say eating an ice cream and fell over at the same time I would feel pity. I am unable to tell my daughter off at meal times as if I saw her eating and gulping I just would not be able to hold back the tears. This is the same for animals and humans alike. I remember as a child I cried so hard because a man didn’t show up to an elaborate meal that Dot Cotton from Eastenders had prepared.
Also shortly after my daughter was born I witnessed a dog being run over and I cried so hard for the poor owners. I also feel empathy for people who have lost their children as I do love my daughter and so can share their pain.

Can I be a sociopath? Maybe female sociopaths are able to feel more empathy and love than male sociopaths, we just don't feel it as much as others do.

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[Loster]

No,I think you are not .
At the very least, u have ability to empathize to others.Maybe you have some sort of antisocial personality, But according to your description, u have normal emotional power,there is a certain distance to the antisocial personality disorder.
I hope you and your daughter can be healthy and happy, these things don't have to think too much.