Stepfamily

The Goblin Bride Mikan Yukihira woke up suddenly, she questioned her surroundings with heavy confusion. She doesn't remember much of anything, but for some reason her mind was set on looking for a yellow brick road to lead her out of a never-ending maze, and getting away from creepy-looking creatures. She looked around and saw her stuffed animals lining the shelves, with framed paintings of carousel horses hanging on the pastel-pink walls. She sighed in relief, taking in that everything was…

“Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself.” (Anonymous) These words reverberates me to think about how I can It shows that when bad things happen that you should brush yourself off and keep going and not think about the past, but think about your future. Life is a…

During snack time a dad drops a child off. Neither Alyssa nor Kayla goes over to greet him or the child. The dad just signs his son in, and then quietly leaves. This is when I notice all of the signs for parents to check their child’s mailbox at the end of the day. There is at least three of these signs posted near the front door. Once snack is finished the children are to throw away their own food, wash their hands, and then go sit on the carpet once again, to be ready to go outside. The sink…

In Cinderella by the Grimm Brothers, Cinderella’s father is still alive. She has to deal with a stepmother and stepsisters because her dad remarried. Her male savior is a prince and they meet at a ball. The setting is back in the day. A tree branch grants her wishes with the animals as helpers. The sister have a cruel ending with their eyes poked out. The prince finds her because of a glass slipper. She had always wanted to go the ball from the beginning. She never met the prince until the ball…

Archetypes: How you know the Stepmother is Evil Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess with skin the color of snow who lived with her stepmother. In one sentence you already know what is going to happen. You know who you are suppose to like, who the villain is, and you can probably guess the basic plot line and the ending. You know that the stepmother will be evil, she will try to hurt and/or kill the princess, who will undoubtable be saved by a prince on a gallant steed, and they will…

I and my two daughters, Racina and Rachel became a part of Cinderella’s life ten years after the death of her mother. At thirteen, it was clear to her father that Cinderella needed a mother-like figure to support her. So, within a year we married and I took on the role as a stepmother. At first, both welcomed us into their home. But, it was not long until that all changed. Soon Cinderella started to show her true colours, becoming quite impossible as she refused to do any of her chores. However…

Once upon a time there lived a widowed man and his beautiful daughter, Ella. Ella was kind hearted. She had beautiful golden colored hair, and her eyes were blue like forget-me-nots. The man was kind and devoted to his child. But he also felt she needed a mother’s love. He gave Ella everything she desired. So he married again, his new wife was a woman with two daughters. They were called Anastasia and Drizella. The man soon died. After his death Ella grew to know the stepmother’s true nature.…

supposed to go or how to raise kids but back in the day people stayed together despite their differences. I think that everyone deserves to be happy but marriage is a commitment and should not be given up on as easy as it seems like some people do. Stepfamilies have also become a new normal in society. I’ve seen first hand the good and the bad that those relationships have had on kids. It’s unfair of your parents to put you into these new lives…

In order to fully understand both characters, it’s important to look at their historical originals. One way to do this would be by considering common story archetypes, as discussed heavily by Professor Eiland in his mythical archetype list. The Other Mother fits very many of these archetype, so much so that it would be difficult to rank the accuracy of one over the other. In one way, she acts as the “temptress”, goading Coraline into staying in the other world with outfits, toys, and food,…

Today, I learned that life can be cruel, and can take away anyone in a moment of time. Watching mothers’ life leave her eyes was the most heartbreaking experience ever. My 18th birthday is just a few days away and she was not able to live long enough to see me grow a little bit older. My father has left again he is in search of a new wife someone to take care of me. Hopefully she will be kind and caring. My mother knew one thing that will never change; I have more love and compassion in my…