Personally, I think you rock and will continue to rock... onto awesome things. She just cares and wants the best for you, difficult as they can be at expressing that. xD I don't think you should demean what you do; what you do certainly impresses me, so surely will it impress others. (not that you're doing that to impress people, but you know what I mean! xD)

I screwed up my school and college, which I have, still am, and always will pay for, but I'm trying to make the most of it. Sure, "IT Technician" might not be that fancy, as, like, a programmer, but it's something I'd be good at, and might even enjoy, so why not? If I can get better, fair enough, but... as they say, one step at a time.