I love the way my children make me feel and the responsibility of caring for them - being mum in our little family. I feel my life has moved forward having them and am learning so much from our new life. They make me feel valued and important & hopefully I'm doing the same for them.
However...maybe it's because I've gotten particularly mumsy over the years in look and voice, and I'm in my 40s. I feel that often people talk at me, not to me when I'm with my kids. Glaze over when they see a mum and small child in tow - especially when I try to have small talk - like I'm just some silly person wittering away. I'm talking about when we're out and about, in the shops etc. I also feel Drs just talk at me and don't listen when I take my kids in.
Does anyone have the same? When I'm without kids I don't seem to have the same thing, or quite so obvious. As a society do we treat mums and kids as a bit annoying, lesser or invisible?