U Louisvilleu, Kentucky, frizerka Sharon Stevens okuplja mase kako bi pomogla udovcu Edu Schmittu spasiti njegovu kritično bolesnu 5-godišnju kćer Michelle nakon što je njihovu zajednicu pogodila velika snježna oluja izazvana hladnim valom u Sjevernoj Americi 1994. godine.
Priča prati 29-godišnju Emmu, čiji 54-godišnji otac počinje izlaziti s njezinom vršnjakinjom i opakom suparnicom iz srednje škole, ubrzo nakon što mu je supruga preminula. Emma kreće u misiju rastavljanja sretnog para, nakon što njezin tata inzistira na tome da zajedno provedu božićne praznike.
Having a hard time making ends meet after her divorce, Millicent Torkelson moves her three children to Seattle, where she becomes the nanny to the spoiled Morgan children.
Sharifa raises her daughters after the death of her husband, assumes their responsibility, helps solve their problems until they marry, and refuses to marry her cousin to please her daughters.
