Jupiter16

So this is a bit of a long story, but I need advice on dealing with my toxic mother's comments about my career choice. It's very discouraging to me and has held me back for years. I really need help on ways I can cope with the rude comments and stay encouraged to follow my goal of becoming an RN! I have been going to college on and off for the past 10 years. I always have wanted to become a RN, but my mother continuously makes rude comments that I'm never going to finish school or hold a job. 10 years ago I got my CNA after I graduated high school, and started working but she always made rude comments about my job, referred to me as a Certified *** scooper, and encouraged me to quit, which I ultimately did. When I recently told her I'm going back to school and was accepted into an RN program she said the RN program I was accepted to is the crappiest in the state, I'm not even going to get a real degree, and she can't believe I'm going to be a stupid nurse. She makes very rude comments like this in everyday conversations about other aspects of my life, which I won't bother with elaborating on here for the sake of this already being a long post! I've tried to explain to her that she needs to stop making these kinds of comments and they are hurtful, but she either laughs in my face or says that's I'm just being a rude ***. I really am at loss on how to respond to her at this point....