[header] How to deal with your mom going on dates [title] Accept your parent's separation. [step] Perhaps your parents got divorced, were never married and decided to go their separate ways, or maybe your other parent has passed away. There are many reasons parents aren't able to continue on together, and as their child, it can be hard to accept this reality. 
Sometimes, when your mom starts dating, it serves as a cold reminder that your parents aren't and will never be together again. [substeps] Try to understand that it isn't up to you whether your parents will be together or not.