Take The Edge of Seventeen (2016). Hailee Steinfeld’s Nadine is already a hormonal wreck; adding her mother’s new boyfriend (and eventual husband) isn't a source of warmth, but of profound irritation. The stepfather figure, played by Woody Harrelson as a teacher, is not evil. In fact, he’s patient, kind, and witty. But Nadine resents him not because he’s a monster, but because he represents the death of her original family unit. The film doesn’t force a reconciliation; it simply allows them to exist in a state of grudging respect. That is real.
She hopped off the desk and walked toward the door. "Come down in twenty minutes? I need help reaching the heavy cast iron skillet on the top shelf. Your father put it up there, and I swear he does it just to torment me." stepmom emily addison