“Better a serpent than a stepmother!” said
Euripides, the Fifth Century BC Classical Greek poet. Maybe times have
changed a bit since then.
Novercaphobia is the
fear of stepmothers.
Blame the fairy tales, if you want, for painting stepmothers
as wicked, horrid, selfish, evil creatures. (Some of us aren’t really all that
scary.)
Scores of stepmothers are actually the opposite of the
fictional villainesses. These ladies willingly take on extra responsibilities,
making room in their hearts and their homes for children who are not (at least
initially) their own – all the while trying valiantly not to overstep basic
boundaries.
Often, fine families are formed this way. And that’s a step
in the right direction.
Still, some individuals are apparently still frightened of
stepmothers. (See what I did there?)
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