Hi pickupwaste
Why is it wrong for a directory to list a site just because it's google ranking is poor? Did google take over the world without me knowing?
DMOZ is about listing quality sites, google is about listing every site, good and bad. I'm not saying your sites are bad, because I don't know what they are. It can take time for an editor to get to your submissions, it just depends how many editors have an interest in the category you have submitted to. I know there are a couple of hundred editors who can edit anywhere, but they would still have to decide to look at that category.
Why not try and become an editor for that category? As long as you can remain impartial and state any sites you have a connection to, then this may be the quickest way to get your sites on DMOZ.
All the best.