Sam has been struggling quite a bit in the past several months, so having someone to talk to about that sort of thing would be awesome. Kind of like a "I'm barely treading water and I think sometimes it would easier to just stop trying." sort of thing. Sam's parents are fairly normal. Well, they're sort of hippie like and totally strange but not in a mental illness sort of way, though I could see her mom having been the type to have a family member who struggled a lot. So, we can say their moms are sisters.