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a woman that your father marries after his marriage to or relationship with your mother has ended
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After the death of their youngest sister, Sylvia and Helen attempt to navigate their grief, but a slight over a slice of apple cake keeps the matriarchs of the family in a decade-long feud.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026 -
Created by Kurt Sutter (Sons of Anarchy), the Netflix Western stars powerhouse performers Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey as matriarchs on opposite ends of the class divide in 1850s Oregon.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Dec. 2025
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The skin care brand counts celebrities like Eva Mendes, Jessica Chastain, Laura Dern, and more as fans, plus countless beauty editors and their moms, too.—
Eva Thomas,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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Not because the moms themselves are toxic people, but because the dynamic shifts into an ugly place with mean-girl behavior.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Some people's mommies and daddies really, really struggle with money, and that is not something to ever make fun of somebody for.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Stepmothers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepmothers. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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