writing as a daughter

A quote that I thought was really interesting from the intro to rethinking the maternal was one that said "writers question whether mothers are powerful or powerless in their role as primary care givers of children”.  I think that it is bizarre how mothers are often not given credit for all that they do.  Mothers are such powerful women, but it is in such an understated way that they don’t get the credit that they deserve.  Often times when mothers are referenced, it is seen as though what they do isn’t a big deal, or doesn’t really matter all that much, when they are such important people to have in our lives.  Even daughters don’t always appreciate what their mothers do for them.  I used to say that someday I was going to be the very opposite of my mom, but now I can only hope to be half of the mom someday that my mom was to me, but I didn’t realize how much she really does for my brothers and I until I was 15 or 16.  I think it is such a crazy thing that moms do everything that they do for us out of love, but are often said to be powerless.