It’s always the goon boyfriend/step dad
Just to point out, not every stepfather is evil.
Mr Kitty step in and took over over the father role for my 3 oldest boys when the oldest was 2 and the youngest was 8. Joke with my friends was that the kids would go to Mr Kitty to ask permission before they came to me. He was a good father to them.
Not like their own dad, who might have killed them.
(Just saying)