Just a Month After Mom Passed Away, Dad Invited a Young Mistress Over for

A Month After Mom’s Death, Dad Brought Home His Mistress—and Called Her My “New Mom”

Just four weeks after we buried my mother, who had fought cancer for three years, my dad shocked us all: he brought a young woman named Amanda to our Christmas dinner and introduced her as our “new mom.” My heart shattered.

Before Mom passed, she made me promise to “take care of your sisters. And your father… But Lily, promise me one more thing. Make sure he remembers me.” I never imagined how quickly he would try to move on.

In the weeks after her funeral, Dad seemed lost—wandering the house, staring at her clothes, sitting in her garden. But suddenly, he changed. He donated all of Mom’s things, started working out, changed his appearance, and seemed almost happy.

When he told us, “I’ve met someone special,” we were stunned. “Mom’s been gone for three weeks!” my sister Katie cried. But Dad insisted, “I’m not getting any younger. Amanda makes me happy.”

We begged him to wait, to grieve, but he was determined. “Amanda is coming, and that’s final,” he told me.

On Christmas Eve, Amanda arrived—young, glamorous, and clearly uncomfortable. Dad introduced her with a smile: “This is your new mom!” It was too much. During dinner, I asked her, “When exactly did Dad tell you about Mom? Before or after he asked you out?”

After the meal, I handed Amanda a gift: Mom’s antique jewelry box, with a note inside—“You are not my mother. No one will ever replace her. Remember that.” She left in tears.

Dad was furious, but I had to stand up for Mom. As I said to him, “I reminded her that no one can replace Mom.” Grief is messy, but love and legacy deserve respect.