the thing is step parents do exist and the children are very happy and content with them ALONG with their real father mother just like how pakhi, samar and toshu were with kavya and anuj. Let's not degrade the term "step" as something bad or evil
pakhi and toshu never accepted anuj
only for his wealth they are tolerating him
look at faces they make when anuj romances anupama
Kavya may be because she was before marraige also known to them and not cringe acting like anuj they have accepted but not 100% as mother or they would call her choti ma and be close to her
no child accepts a step mom or step dad when own mom dad alive and when they are big like after 15 years old
they just tolerate even anupama because shes acting cringe with anuj and yasheep too
anuj other kids they would create ruckus at their mom playing with so many men
only vanraj is commenting now and pakhi and toshu just laughing
But in reality kids would not tolerate their mom with any step dad or other man so easily as toshu and pakhi did (or father with step mom)
Since india is a patriarchal society may be kids are forced to be quiet when father gets step mom as men at home have extreme power
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