I know just what you mean. I used to be the classic over achiever until my symptoms became more and more harder to ignore. I rarely than rarely (if that makes sense) got any praise for my achievements despite graduating top of my class. I stopped mentioning my accomplishments a long time ago.

My dad practically ignored my existence. All I ever got from my mother at the time was "you need to try harder"; didn't matter that my grades were more than good enough FOR ME. What I have learned - and you will too - is that it doesn't matter whether you have her approval or not.

Don't let her short comings and insecurities get in the way of your happiness or how much you value yourself. You are rght: she is jealous. Maybe you don't see it now but she is masking those insecurities by living vicariously through you and making those types of comments.

The progress youade is yours alone. It is your name on that certificate. It is you who went and put those hours in to get it. Don't listen to anyone who tries to make you believe that doing this for you wasn't good enough. It's understandable that you're unhappy, and your feelings aren't wrong. Just know that getting your license is an amazing achievement and so are you.