I'm sorry that yesterday was a difficult day for you. It is a difficult time for lots of people, so don't feel too alone. I am sending you smiles and some warm wishes - see, you aren't invisible. I see you and so do others here.

If you are looking for advice what i would say is dont beat yourself up wondering what you have done wrong, in my opinon the majority of people and even family are to busy thinking about themselves, yes people can be selfish and i think the majority of people on here should realise that, people often only make contact if they want something, i read somewhere that the average person spends somewhere around 90% of the time thinking about themselves.
I would say that its a bad call on your children not remebering mothers day, mention it to them that you didnt expect much but i card would be nice, you brought them up in this world and you deserve to be acknowledged for your efforts.
Again i think in this world you have to be tough minded and with regards to other people look at it as their loss that they are losing out on getting to know you.
take care.

I'm sorry yesterday was a hard day for you but know whether it's through posts here or by making friends of those in this group you never have to worry about feeling invisible again. Hugs :)

Thank you everyone ! I honestly appreciate knowing you took the time to offer very wise and kind words .

Hello peachyburn, Sometimes when My kids ( 2 ) don't call I tell them that I miss them ( which is True ) & I tell them to call Me sometimes so I can know that they are O.K. You need to speak Up for Yourself. When You tolk to Your Children, Family or Friends don 't do it when Your Angry. I pray that this Helps.

Hi Peachy, This actually the first time I have posted anything on this board. I have stopped by a few times and read a few posts but nothing more than that.

I was feeling lonely tonight in a house full of people....crazy, right??

Anyway your post caught my attention. As I was reading it I could truly identify to much of what you said. Especially the part about others confiding in you or unloading but never asking how you are. That happens to me all the time. I find myself asking myself when is it my turn?

Sorry your Mother's Day was not what you expected or wanted it to be. I have 6 children 2 still at home, 3 made a real effort, 1 had a legitimate reason for not calling or being here, the other two I hardly hear from so I didn't expect to just because it was Mother's Day.

Sorry for rambling. I hope you are feeling better now that it is a few days later. (Hugs)

It's because nobody really gives a damn about anyone unless it's family who raised u with love. Next time u r ikn the check out line in the store, and the cashier asks u "How r u"? Start to tell her all your problems and see how fast she just wants u out of her line. Do the same with someone who passes u on the street and says, Hi how r u". and that will show u my point. Nobody really cares about anything or anyone. So it's not you. It's just the way things r.

U have to make yourself unavailable when people want to load everything off on you. Then you'll get the respect of them doing something for u. That's how it works. I keep myself unavailable to most everybody. Works for me.

If u feel like u have done somethings totally wrong in your life, I'm sure you know what those things are. Just learn from your mistakes and do better next time. it's never to late to apologize to your family or friends for things u have done wrong. And the things u r not sure about that you've done wrong, just ask those people what it is u had done wrong because u dont know. Then listen to what they have to say. Don't dismiss any of it, just learn from it.