When Charlene gets upset about missing Olivia's first steps because she was at work, she decides to quit her job to spend more time with her daughter and watch her grow up. However, when Mary Jo comes to see her she finds that the working mothers in the neighborhood are taking advantage of her to run errands for them. A remark about Quint's latest troubles leads to a debate between the two of them about whether mothers should have jobs.
—Attmay