I understand why your stepsister is frustrated; she’s at a stage of life—which you probably remember—where people are judged heavily by how they present themselves. I mean it is clear that the mother created so much psychological damage that Anna was crying like that when she remembered her past in EF.

The problem is that your stepmother is too controlling and blaming you for the fact that her daughter understandably is chafing under unreasonable expectations. Any manager who believes that they’re doing workers a favor by providing pay for labor is a terrible manager, and that sense of entitlement probably translates to some other areas of their life as well.My theory is that after Thomas chose Cinderella, Ana changed her appearance (hair from bushy brunette to straight blonde) in an attempt to look more like Cinderella with misguided hope that she, too, might get noticed by someone in a higher class. You need to try to let go of your resentment because you don’t work there anymore and nothing you say is going to make the bad managers you worked with good managers. If you feel you need to keep up the relationship, opt for an occasional coffee or something more professionally oriented.

It’s nice when family and friends step in to help, but this should be understood as a gift, not a requirement. With the name, pink dress and backstory matching the Cinderella's stepsister, the answer is not too far. I failed to follow the logic short of a toddler’s tantrum that “someone else got a cookie so I get one too.If she wants to continue to monitor everything her daughter wears or puts on her face, he probably can’t stop her, but he can set some boundaries and tell your stepmother to stop blaming you just because her daughter is palpably unhappy with the situation. My stepmother is very conservative and picks very unflattering clothes for her 14-year-old daughter and forbids her to do makeup. But also, her mother could've been including Cinderella as a "sister" as an insult, essentially elevating someone she loathed over Ana in a last ditch attempt to guilt her out of going with Will. Barring some inability to do things for herself, your stepsister should be able to decide what she wears.