Hi- original poster here. Mother’s Day 2025. Actually every Mothers Day is the worst day of every year for me. Nothing special is done for me. Regular Sunday. I do my food shopping. I bought myself flowers, made my own breakfast and coffee. Had to wash ALL the dirty dishes in the sink that husband created when he made himself eggs for breakfast! I swear if it wasn’t for these anti-depressants I would be crying 24/7. I have been the 99% parent to our special needs medically complicated child for almost 20 years. I guess I shouldn’t be seeking appreciation and should do it for the love of my child, but it would be nice to have some positive re-enforcement-some some token or act of appreciation. It never happens. My friends say I allow him to be this way. What do they want me to do, hold a —-to his head? I am not one who is good at manipulating, and even when I try, it does not work. The downward spiral continues.