Their brother from another mother is now their father.
Nicholas, a neurotic 25-year-old, hasn’t been particularly present in his siblings’ lives, but when their single dad reveals that he is terminally ill, the girls have to cope with not only a devastating loss but also the realization that Nicholas is the one who will have to rise to the occasion, move in and hold it all together.
- Created by
- Josh Thomas
Themesasexualityautismchild caredeath of parentlgbt
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