After sending an email to former college flame Matt (Ed O'Neill) to see how he's been doing over the years, Cate becomes fed up with the unreasonable demands of her family and locks herself in her room for some alone time. But she's shocked when Matt shows up at her window and whisks her off to re-live some adventurous, old times - then she begins to question if his rebel lifestyle is just a front.
s03e01 - First Day of School
s03e02 - Changes
s03e03 - School Nurse
s03e04 - Out of the Box
s03e05 - Car Trouble
s03e06 - Halloween
s03e07 - Coach (a.k.a. Tennis Coach)
s03e08 - Secrets
s03e09 - Thanksgiving Guest (a.k.a. Thanksgiving)
s03e10 - Vanity Unfair
s03e11 - Princetown Girl
s03e12 - A Very C.J. Christmas (a.k.a. A Very Cool Christmas)
s03e13 - The Sub
s03e14 - C.J.'s Temptation
s03e15 - Old Flame
s03e16 - Closure
s03e17 - Volleybrawl
s03e18 - Freaky Friday
s03e19 - Torn Between Two Lovers
s03e20 - C.J.'s Real Dad
s03e21 - The After Party
s03e22 - The Teachers Lounge
s03e23 - The Sleepover
s03e24 - Ditch Day
Paul Hennessy has grown accustomed to his stay-at-home wife Cate taking care of their son and two daughters. His job as a sports writer kept him on the road a lot during the kids' formative years. But when Cate decides to return to work as a hospital nurse, Paul takes a job as a columnist and agrees to make the duties of raising the kids a shared experience.
Paul fondly remembers the days when his daughters would sit on his lap singing silly songs, and he was their hero for scaring away monsters from under the bed. But those days are long gone.