I totally understand. It's too much to ask. However, your mother should also not be left completely indemnified in the matter. You can love all three, and not be susceptible to your mothers jealousy. Your father insisting you kiss his new wife's ring, on the other hand, is also crossing the line. Just remember, your time with all of them is limited.

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My mother actually repented.

That's what's allowed us to grow close again.

"You can love all three."

Not the same way. God orders us to *honor* our parents, and that honor is not to be given away to others.

To give the love reserved for a mother to a stranger is to dishonor the mother.