The bit about your mom rings true for me too. It's hard when your parent only wants to see the very best of you, not realizing you may be struggling inside to make ends meet emotionally. It's even worse when she stresses you out more by trying to plan out your next move, for you the change of major, for me the way I'll bust through a final paper like it was this (way more fun and friendly) post. She was way beyond distractability in my darkest moments. Then again, it's hard when you have a manager mom leading dozens of people.