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stepparents

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plural of stepparent

as in stepmothers

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Even if the story that follows is filled with witches, ogres, evil stepmothers and demonic baby-snatchers with eccentric names, the realm of the fairy tale, no matter its origin, is, essentially, comfort.

— Sadie Stein, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025

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All the accounts of her story agree that this young heiress, named Maria de Lourdes Fernandes, witnessed the deaths of her parents; her guardian then locked her up and drove her to suicide to get her inheritance.

— Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
But Dooley, who founded the website AI-Empowered Mom to reduce parents’ mental load through AI, distinguishes passive, isolated screen use from productive or interactive uses.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

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Even before the Clancy trial began, the forensic psychiatrist Susan Hatters-Friedman pointed out to me how quickly the discourse around the case had turned to postpartum psychosis, a rare disorder that affects about one in a thousand new mothers.

— Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Branche says more women, including herself, are building careers and stable lives before becoming mothers.

— Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026

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