Celebrates immigrant mothers and their children, describing how, though they may eat, speak, and dress differently than other mothers, they all care for their children deeply.
Preadolescent girl Bronwyn DeGroot tries to live a normal life despite her quirky personality and her sister's cerebral palsy which puts strain on her relationship with her mother.
A young boy and his mother talk about what she did for him as a baby, what he can do for himself now, and that she will always be there when he needs her.
A very proper young woman is horrified to discover not only that her mother once worked as a prostitute in order to support her, but that she later became the operator of a series of brothels rather than give up the business.
Evie, a young girl who was forced to give up her baby, kidnaps the child and runs to Montreal but must make a difficult decision when baby Brianna gets very ill.