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The character of Tom is based on Marc Cherry's father, who traveled frequently when Cherry was a child. "He would go away on business trips for six months at a time," Cherry remembers. "When he wasn't there it would just be my mom and us kids."
Tom is often oblivious to how difficult Lynette's life is. He can't open a Jell-O container, but refuses to admit he's inept at taking care of the kids. Tom's most winning quality is that he adores Lynette even when she drives him crazy, and he seldom says, "I told you so," even when he can. He knows deep down that Lynette holds the card in the relationship, and he'd be devastated if he lost her. The most surprising change to their relationship is at the end of season one when Tom quits his job and tells Lynette to go back to work.
"So often it's just assumed the man will be the breadwinner, and the woman will stay home," says Cherry. "This country is filled with brilliant women who probably should be the breadwinner and men who should take over the housekeeping duties. But that's just not the way society looks at it."
