What fairy tales about bad mother?

Answer 1

Few deal with direct parental abuse or malfeasance. They get around this with wicked or evil stepmothers- as in Cinderella and others, in affect giving the whole idea of adoption a bad name. On the other hand there are hazards apart from witches and wild animals- for some bizarre reason maternal love is conspicuous in its absence- as with many Disney stories- Look at Mermaid. Mom is evidentally deceased- yet there are no picture of her around the palace- ( surely King Neptune would memorialize his Queen) and so on. there are all sorts of subtle hints of the Electra complex ( nothing to do with aircraft or radio electronics). Dr. Wertham, who authored Seduction of the Innocent saw a tacit and real absence of normal family life- in Comic Books as well, he remarked that Mother-Love was essentially unknown in comic books, even if they did have an existential family setting.

Answer 2

Some Fairy Tales that feature bad mothers include "Cinderella" with the evil stepmother, "Hansel and Gretel" with the wicked witch who is often interpreted as a maternal figure, and "Snow White" with the jealous queen who acts as a cruel mother figure to Snow White. These stories often highlight themes of jealousy, cruelty, and the resilience of the protagonist in the face of maternal adversity.