Just try to imagine the pain of losing your child to suicide after being driven over the edge by unrequited love and bullying. Poor Daniel and Lizzie...
It got to the point where Lizzie refuses to leave the house anymore and Daniel trying to spend all his time at work so he wouldn't have to be at home.
When the kids find out their friend Jordan is being stalked by something, it really raises the tension in the atmosphere and makes them very worried and on edge. Matt describes pursuing it best:
Matt: Eliza, are you sure about this? Even with the balanced force of us three and your genius, this is still potentially dangerous.
And like Matt predicted, Eliza seemed very scarred from whatever it is she encountered.
Delving deeper into Mara's home life is pretty depressing and scary. Her dad is an abusive Lazy Bum and her brother is a useless party animal. This takes a toll on not only Mara herself, but her mother as well. Not to mention that her sister, the only good one in the family is living away from there.
Somehow, it gets worse. All of this piling up on Mara resulted in her turning to Self-Harm and developing an eating disorder, and to no one's knowledge, mind you.
Imagine being in Daniel and Lizzie's position: Having to tell a parent they never knew their child was suffering in silence for god knows how long. They are understandably anxious and terrified about it.
We finally find out a bit about Asher's Missing Mom: She ran away for unknown reasons after he was born. This took a toll on him and possibly his dad, who's most likely just better at hiding it. Imagine living with that.
Evelyn also has a Missing Mom and the reason why is because she died earlier in her life. Despite Evelyn and Norman staying strong together, it's still scary to think about.
