Geege finds a way to bring the pool experience to her nonverbal, autistic son, Pootie, while her live-in caregiver, Tyler, challenges Geege to alter her approach toward Pootie; Geege's daughter, Harper, suggests a service dog for Pootie.
Geege signs the "framily" up for a self-defense class that turns into their traditional family fight night; Tyler helps Geege hone her skills to get more comfortable taking now-adult Pootie out on her own.
Geege throws her mother, Puddin', an olden-times birthday in the wilderness; Geege vows to button up her behavior as a gift, it may cost her; Tyler signs up for a certification test that could propel his career to the next level.
It's prom time in Athens; Geege brings in a stylist to deck Pootie out to the nines, while Nicky gets pampered to be the belle of the ESP ball; meanwhile, Tyler wonders if he could have undiagnosed autism.