As ajanela says this may be a case of family culture, or it could be that your mother trained you so well to be humble, your nearest dont make a big thing of what you do because its seems as if you dont want the 'limelight'. I am rarely thanked and often overlooked, but I think its partly because I am a bit embarrassed by thanks and people on some level realise that. I look on amazed at families where Mums and Grans have presents bought for them, are taken on treats and get glowing praise. I dont think any of my family have ever told me I am a darling, amazing person and the best mother in the world (the comment my friends daughter posted on Facebook about a week ago). I am not sure its necessarily because my family dont think those things (I hope). When I think hard about it I cant really remember the last time I told my children they were amazing either. They would be surprised, to put it mildly, if I started to say things like that, because its not the norm in our family.