Na materinski dan se dolgoletne prijateljice Carol, Gillian in Helen počutijo zapostavljene in pozabljene, zato se odločijo, da bodo odpotovale v New York, kjer nameravajo presenetiti svoje odrasle sinove in se ponovno povezati z njimi. Toda med svojo pustolovščino bodo spoznale, da njihovi otroci niso edini, katerih življenje je potrebno spremeniti. Potovanje jih bo prisililo k samorefleksiji in ponovni opredelitvi odnosov s svojimi otroki, prijatelji, partnerji in, kar je najpomembneje, samimi seboj.
On Mother's Day, feeling marginalized and forgotten, longtime friends Carol (Angela Bassett), Gillian (Patricia Arquette) and Helen (Felicity Huffman) decide to drive to New York City to reconnect with their adult sons, and in the process, they realize their sons are not the only ones whose lives need to change. A journey to relate becomes a journey of rediscovery that forces these women to redefine their relationships with their children, friends, spouses and most importantly, themselves.