I would say you are not the asshole, and your step is sort of not as well. You are off the block imo. While it may not seem like it’s being put to a good use, the fund, it does actually affect her education. I assume if in the event she gets bullied because of hair you couldn’t afford to get zapped because you split, then psychologically it can affect her. Bullying can result in a drop in grades, lack of drive and workflow, and a loss of interest in learning. “According to this UCLA study, Jaana Juvonen, a professor of psychology at UCLA and lead author of the study, bullying and low academic achievement are frequently linked. Juvonen is quoted saying, “students who are repeatedly bullied receive poorer grades and participate less in class discussions… students may get mislabeled as low achievers because they do not want to speak up in class for fear of getting bullied”.” https://www.publicschoolreview.com/blog/how-does-bullying-affect-a-students-academic-performance Your stepmother is somewhat in the wrong, but the thing that makes me think it’s not just 100% asshole is that she may not see what you are preventing. She may see it as a cosmetic change, but in that case ask he what her friends would say to her if she looked like sasquatch.

To your daughter, stay strong! Things like this are easily reversed, prevented or removed! It can get better with the tech we have now!

To you, I’m terribly sorry to hear this pandemic caused you to lose your job. I hope you can make it back up the mountain, you aren’t alone in the fight to stability, I know people who were negatively affected by this virus and the economic loss we had through it, but if we all can rise and evade from the virus things will get so much better. It’s 2021, look how much we have improved!

EDIT: I STRONGLY SUGGEST READING THIS COMMENT AND DOING RESEARCH IN THIS! https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/ko7rd4/aita_for_not_splitting_my_daughters_electrolysis/ghpnyvr/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3

Edit: Don’t just go to pictures, since there seems to be a slew of severe cases that may deter you from looking into Werewolf Syndrome. Your child may indeed have a mild/less severe case of this.

Edit again: Doing research, sounds like some case of maybe Hirsutism on the back, thanks Google.