Reply #1: Maybe it's at least in part because Mother's Day is supposed...

[I Have A Dream]

to be about feeling appreciated, and you don't feel appreciated. I suspect that you feel taken for granted, and that hurts even more around Mother's Day since there are certain expectations surrounding it.

I think that you'd also like the members of the family to understand what you as a person are going through. It's really difficult for children to truly understand everything that their parents do on their behalf, but that doesn't take away the fact that you do do them and that you're a person with feelings as well as being their mother.

Maybe I'm wrong, but this is what I personally would be feeling if I were in your shoes. Much love to you, FirstLight. :hug: