The world of 11-year-old Milton Adams (William Ainscough) is unsettled, chiefly because his parents (Mia Kirshner and David Sutcliffe) endlessly worry about their careers and finances. With the neighborhood bully persecuting him, Milton's entire life feels like a catastrophe. All that begins to change when his Grandpa Howard (Donald Sutherland) comes for a visit; Milton learns that the distress he feels about his past together with his apprehension about his future are what make his life worse and stop him from finding true happiness.