Michael Kyle never thought his life could get so complicated. His younger daughter Kady keeps yammering at him in Spanish (thanks to the nanny, who, he’s convinced, can’t stand him), his older daughter is having her teen crisis and his son is entering puberty. To make things even better, Janet, his wife, got an offer to work full time, which is great, but only for her. Michael wants her to spend more time at home with the children and him, but who said she is willing to give up the job she worked so hard to get? Counseling is the answer.

Jr. is having problems at school with a bully, so Michael and Janet invite his parents over to discover some of the kid’s weak points. Jr. teases the kid back and Claire punches him in the nose. Now Jr. is feeling humiliated, and George’s father drops by to have a talk, where he and Michael argue and threaten each other. Meanwhile, Michael tells Janet she is not around enough, and she starts to realize that when she misses Kady’s first tooth and her new “smell the cushions” thing.