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I think it's probably something to do with the whole "you're not my real mom!" Thing.

The step mothers and step sisters in a lot of Fairy Tales are really only there to manipulate or drastically alter the life choices of children, ruin the family in some horrific way or put a mother and/or father figure in danger.

These are all exaggerated versions of what a young child may fear will happen if one of their parents gets remarried.

Another interesting point worth noting, is that the mother and/or father figure usually don't listen/hear the child pleading to them about the 'evil' things the step sister/step mother has in mind. Something that children are also scared of; that their parents won't believe them or even hear them out if they say they're scared of the new family member/members.

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