I am just back from yoga with my boss. He's so funny!
I feel a bit sad that your Mum thinks you haven't acheived anything in your life. I guess there might be a cultural angle aswell, but look at your gorgeous children, the many friends yu have all around you, your business and your work- that's a lot of good stuff. No-one could ever say you didn't put everything you had into saving your M, and that says something about who you are. So don't let it bother you. I hope it's not any more.
L. xx
PS. I should admit that I hate saying I'm getting D'd because I myself think I may have failed in some way, either to run a successful M (the peas were a big problem!), or in DBing. And then I remember that there isn't a pea-cooking threshold, and that DBing doesn't always save the M. What can you do when you've tried everything except move on and life your life as well as you can?
