You and your family have moved to Westport, Connecticut to start a new life. You are Katie Otto, the temperamental and aggressive but loving mother and housewife. Your husband Greg Otto is a friendly, sometimes stupid but helpful man and teacher at your 3 children's school. Your older daughter Taylor is a 16 year old teenager who is often annoyed, argues often and only wants to make out with her boyfriend Trip. Then comes your 12 year old son Oliver, who is a smart, sometimes serious but funny boy who often hangs out with his best friend, the rich and popular boy at school, Cooper. After that comes your little angel Anna-Kat, the 6 year old who often spends time with her stupid friend Franklin who is a mama's boy. Then there is your neighbor and arch enemy Viv, the rich aunt who is Franklin's adoptive mother and is always friendly and boastful to you. Then there are your two best friends who treat you like their sister, the rich Kora mother Doris and the lesbian Angela. *