Dear Annie: I feel invisible to the family I’ve spent my life caring for

Dear Annie: I am a woman in my late 50s, and lately I feel like I have become invisible in my own family. I am the one who remembers birthdays, checks in on everyone, hosts the holidays and keeps track of all the little things that make a family run. But somehow, when I need company, help or even just a kind word, everyone seems too busy.

My children are grown and have families of their own, which I understand. Life is full. But it hurts to see them post cheerful pictures online while taking days to return a text. My husband is pleasant enough, but he seems perfectly content to let me handle everything while he relaxes. If I say I feel overlooked, I get told I am “too sensitive.”