People only criticise/devalue/belittle what you're doing as long as that thing/person/career/job is something out of their league but once they get even slightly close to what you have, the same thing/experience becomes a big deal.
It’s actually crazy how you grow up thinking home-cooked meals every day are just normal, then get older and realise how much time and effort it took your Mom to make that happen and how lucky you were to have that.