I'm not suggesting that you disappoint your mom, but if you must update her on how your professional life is changing, you could gently emphasize that you do make your living at a keyboard.
My mom has long wondered why I do what I do. When I showed my folks, who are die-hard newspaper readers, a pre-pagination composing room 15 years ago, they found it quaint. They wonder if I'll starve while clinging to a dying industry. (They also wonder why publications--and not just mine, but those that employ others they know--treat their staffs the way they do.)
That news companies that have long printed on paper are catching up with the rest of the world by going online is a bit reassuring to my folks.
You're an editor, preparing news reports to be read, making sure that they're fair, accurate and coherent. That's commendable if you're working for a decent organization.
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