Red-headed stepchild.
Posted by ESC on August 22, 2000
In Reply to: Red headed step child. posted by Edward Potter on August 22, 2000
: What does this mean?
A stepchild might be singled out for abuse. But a red-headed stepchild (who presumably looks like his or her absent birth-parent) might be abused even more because he or she is so obviously different from the other children.
The expression I have heard is, "I'm going to beat you like a red-headed stepchild."
Sad, isn't it?
- Red-headed stepchild. Bob 08/22/00
- Beat him like... ESC 08/23/00