After being left behind by her husband and two sons due to her alleged "boringness," a woman must learn how to cope with her new life.

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.

A single mother living in the Bay Area is attempting to successfully raise three children, but finds trouble optimizing both their freedom and their safety.

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.

After having an affair with a married man, a woman divorces her old husband and remarries, but she struggles to keep up with the compounded responsibilities of mother- and step-motherhood.

A stay-at-home dad with a wife who works in Manhattan attempts to find a sense of control by tenderly disciplining his young son after he puts himself in danger.

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 series of vignettes about various sons along a family tree.

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

In a 20th century American town, a young man spies on a decisive duel between his neighbor and her son.