[Pilouette exhales, her gaze moving toward the floor as she tries to figure out where to start. She thinks for a moment before speaking.]

Well, when I was really little, my parents started to fight a lot and they ended up getting divorced. My mom moved out, so it was just my dad and me. Plus... [She pauses again, briefly.] ...My mom gave up her rights as a parent, so as far as the law is concerned, she's not even my mom anymore. I actually haven't seen her since then.

[Of course, that in and of itself, isn't where her issues stem from, but...Pilouette stops for a moment, just to kind of figure how to say it all.]