Complex sentence: Bernice ultimately accepts Bill's departure from her life as a full-time parent, eventually accepts Smithville as her new hometown, and begins to accept Justin as her mother's new love interest and a father figure.
Split into simpler sentences: Bernice ultimately accepts Bill's departure from her life as a full time parent and eventually accepts Smithville as her new hometown. She also begins to accept Justin as her mother's new love interest and a father figure.