A former member of the military and an oncologist, Dr. Jack Dunlevy is a no-nonsense kind of guy who doesn't feel compelled to sugar-coat the truth. After years of working long hours while his wife, Joanne, raised their kids, he becomes a full-time parent when Joanne goes back to law school. He tries to guide his son, Frankie, who is awkwardly navigating freshman year of high school, and he faces challenges from his 17-year-old daughter, Rachel, who becomes a handful once she is no longer under the watchful eye of her mother.