After he gets divorced, a father finds renewed purpose through his role as a single parent and the precious time he spends with his children.

A series of vignettes about various sons along a family tree.

A man reflects on his complicated summers with his father.

A man thinks about his relationship with his parents (especially his mother) as he watches them grow old. He then realizes that he is now old too.

A man looks back on his father-in-law's life after he passes away, thinking of the many jobs he held and his military service.

In an attempt to impress his emotionally distant father, a boy ridicules his mother, who has loved him unconditionally even in his father's absence. Wracked with guilt, he yearns for her forgiveness - only to find that she does not hold it against him.

A father contemplates whether he should kiss his son on the lips when saying good night.

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

A soon-to-be groom worries about his father's health as the old, surly man reminisces about his past. He must come face the reality of his family situation while tending to his own personal matters.

In an epistolary-like work, a father must choose between a job he loves and his relationship with his son.