Christine runs into Burton while signing up for the school fair.

Christine meets a woman at Richie's school who has similar feelings about the snobby mothers who judge her.

Christine freaks out when she finds out that Richard and new Christine are planning on taking Richie to a Rolling Stones concert.

Christine learns some unfortunate truths about the therapist she and Richard saw before their divorce. Matthew goes through some family photo albums and realises he is missing from most of the photos.

Christine is anxious about the upcoming parents' night at Richie's school. 

Christine organises a birthday party herself as she can't afford a party planner. 

Christine finds herself at a loose end when she forgets that she has swapped nights taking care of Richie. Things go from bad to worse when she tries to go out for dinner by herself.

Christine sponsors an African American family at Richie's school without realising they are homophobic.

Christine and Burton have gone on ten dates so now it's time for the next step.

Christine is going on her fifth date with Burton. Richard tries to sabotage things.

Richie is dreading his first swimming lesson, until Matt decides to take him. Barb sets Christine up on a blind date. 

When Christine learns that Richard and "new" Christine are enjoying an intimate relationship, she becomes determined to make her own conquests. After several failed attempts to meet eligible men, she finally runs into a guy named Stan at the grocery store. Unbeknownst to Christine, Stan is a father at Ritchie's school who is known as "Sad Dad."

Christine's 8-year-old son, Ritchie has been accepted into a posh private school where Christine encounters two snooty class moms, Marly and Lindsay, who can't seem to grasp the concept that Christine actually works. Her 20-something slacker brother, Matthew, lives with her, but in a pinch, also serves as Ritchie's babysitter. On the first day at Ritchie's new school, Christine is mortified to discover that her ex-husband, Richard, with whom she gets along even better than when they were married, is dating a young, nice, impossible-to-hate woman also named Christine -- the "new" Christine.