The Longest Shortest Time

EPISODE #17: I’ve Got News 3

As we continue our series following Ellen, who got pregnant by surprise when the pill failed her in her senior year of college, we check in with her dad, Tom. In this episode, Tom comes to terms with becoming a 47-year-old grandpa, takes the father of his daughter’s baby for a man-to-man walk to turn off lights at two in the morning, and also offers some of the best parenting advice I have ever heard in my life. Hands down.

If you like this story, go back and listen to the other stories in the “I’ve Got News” series:

I’ve Got News (a prequel to the series!)
Tom finds out his wife is pregnant while he’s at sea and just a few years later, to his surprise, becomes a stay-at-home dad.

I’ve Got News, Too
That surprise baby grows up and has a surprise pregnancy of her own. In this episode, she talks about delivering the news to her parents.