Meg is onto her fourth child but still feels she has to take notes.
Meg's sister-in-law Frances organises her little boy like he's a private in the army, but underneath her prickly façade she longs for the kind of friendships others seem to find so easy.
Former career girl Jess sees danger lurking in every corner, doubting she'll ever be a good mother.
Stay-at-home house-husband Steve is just glad to have the opportunity to spend time with his daughter.
And sixteen-year-old Tiffany is the youngest - yet possibly the wisest - of them all.
Six very different parents. Six very different lives. But when Natalie's dodgy wiring leads to a series of chance encounters they rapidly discover that there's safety in numbers...