<p>I would encourage you to have confidence in your decisions - they are YOUR decisions to be made about YOUR future - not your mom’s future. While her worries are natural, to a point, you also need to stand on your own two feet and at times just tune out the negative parental input. I spent WAY too many years trying to please my own mother, all for naught as ultimately, even today, she is only capable of pointing out my flaws and the things I didn’t do.</p>
<p>Hopefully your mother isn’t like mine! Do your best to have open and honest discussions about your decisions. Be prepared to openly admit to a mistake if that is the outcome and share what you have learned - sometimes “mistakes” bring the best lessons. And don’t be surprised at the "I told you so!"s; just do your best to chalk those up to your mom being your mom and move on. Learning to let go of resentment has been a hard thing for me, but so liberating. I manage it every once in a while and it just makes life better.</p>