A complex web of human relationships is presented in the form of an algebraic expression.

A couple adopts a troubled six year old child who takes a startling interest in one very precious item in their home.

The children in a family grow tired of hosting their middle-aged cousin, but his expulsion brings unexpected strife to the family.

When a violent father receives a call from someone who claims to be his biological brother, he must re-evaluate what family means to him.

After her son dies, a mother reckons with the grandson he left behind.

Though numerous social workers try to step in, a co-dependent mother and son bounce from city to city, in search of a place where they can be together at all times.

When a man's son visits with his new girlfriend, the father worries that she is only interested in the grand house and family money. The father knows he should not intervene in his son's relationship, but the more time he spends with them, the more he dislikes her and the more difficult it gets to stay quiet.

A woman develops a risky love for her son's pediatrician, despite the fact that they are both married.

If two sisters are born to a family, they will be competitive for life.

Over dinner, an observer reflects on mothers and their omnipresent prevalence in children’s lives.