represents the fear of failure, hiding his true passion (writing) behind a mask of cool indifference.
The narrative engine is a classic "life swap." Debbie (Witherspoon), a regimented single mother in Los Angeles, travels to New York to finish an accounting program. Peter (Kutcher), a wealthy, commitment-phobic consultant, moves into her L.A. home to care for her son, Jack.
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Their swap forces them to relinquish control. Peter has to learn the messy responsibility of parenting, while Debbie has to embrace the unpredictability of a New York fling (with a suave publisher played by Jesse Williams). Conclusion