It's unfortunate, but some folks love to downplay the role of mothers.  …Maybe that’s not fair.  Some folks do not understand the intricacies of motherhood.  How it stretches from the time we know our babies exist in our bellies until we leave this earth.  The trips to the grocery store, the homework we don’t understand, emails to teachers, doctors visits, meltdowns and the thinking about how to make it all fit together so that joy can abound. Mothers, and those who truly love them, know I could go on and on.  So, don’t allow your work as a mother to be minimized and stop overcompensating to get recognized.