I once SI'd whilst I was away at a festival, and when I came back my mum spotted my scars and asked me what they were. I explained it away as a violent mosh-pit incident involving me and some guy's really long spiky arm band. She believed me and since then she's refused to even consider the possibility I could ever SI or be depressed.
I think it (denial of SI) is a maternal defence mechanism, because it really can't be good for a mother to realise that her offspring is having, hmm... How do I put this? To realise her children are having "problems"? Ahem, probably the wrong word. Basically, it can't be nice for a mother to find out her son or daughter is voluntarily causing themselves harm, so they automatically think "no, that can't be true" and refuse to comprehend the idea.
I'm not sure what advice to give to you, or even if my advice is actually worth anything, but either way I'd try not to worry too much about it. It's easier said than done, I know, but if you don't get all frantic and het up about it, neither will your mum, and the situation will resolve itself in due course.
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