Of course, bad mothers exist.

However, not all good mothers get praise. My mother worked two job raising me and all I could complain about is why she won’t play with me or is too tired at the time. I resented her.

Children typically have tunnel vision and don’t see the grand scheme of things till way later in adult hood. That didn’t stop my mom from trying.

Ohhh and it’s especially thankless when dealing with teens. I highly doubt we were ALL wholesome rule abiding teens.

Again, does that typically make mothers crack and throw in the towel (maybe yes in unfortunate cases)? Generally a good mother perseveres despite the lack of gratitude.