Sperm Donor at 39, New Dad at 71

On Saturday, August 19, 2023, two weeks after I turn seventy-one, I become a new father, again. I'm not expecting, nor is Lisa, who's sixty-seven. And while I'm pleased to say that thirty years on we still savor each other head to toe and in several other positions, our reproductive job was over with when Judah was born in 1999, and we knew it. We had started late (I was married once before: ten years, no kids) and Lisa and I were past forty and craving it all—parenthood, love, redemption. Judah was our last shot. Over the years, I'd talked lightheartedly about my time as a sperm donor in the early 1990s and the possibility that my seed had spread without my knowledge.

View in Browser  SHOP EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBE What Happens When You Suddenly Have a New Family at 71? On Saturday, August 19, 2023, two weeks after I turn seventy-one, I become a new father, again. I'm not expecting, nor is Lisa, who's sixty-seven. And while I'm pleased to say that thirty years on we still savor each other head to toe and in several other positions, our reproductive job was over with when Judah was born in 1999, and we knew it. We had started late (I was married once before: ten years, no kids) and Lisa and I were past forty and craving it all—parenthood, love, redemption. Judah was our last shot. Over the years, I'd talked lightheartedly about my time as a sperm donor in the early 1990s and the possibility that my seed had spread without my knowledge. Read More The Best Outdoor TVs of 2024 Full sun, partial sun, or in the shade—shop the models that are up for the adventure. Read More A Guide to Every Vacationer in 'The White Lotus' Season 3 Parker Posey's performance as the drugged-out Victoria Ratliff is in a tier of its own, but there are quite a few other names you should clock before watching the rest of the season. Read More Trump's Latest Executive Order Is a Big Step Towards Authoritarian Control Late Tuesday, the president signed yet another executive order. This one was the equivalent of Napoleon, his new historical BFF, putting the crown on his own head in Notre Dame de Paris in 1804. Except Napoleon had the actual power to do it, while El Caudillo del Mar-a-Lago is relying on smoke, mirrors, and the cowardice of other people. Read More Adrien Brody Told Me He Loves This $98 Sweater It's no question why the actor cites J. Crew's mock-neck as his favorite. Read More Right Now You Can Save $100 on an Arc'Teryx Beta LT at REI Great gear at an easier-to-stomach price. Read More The $117 Headphones That Can't Be Beat I haven't stuck with anything for as long as I've stuck with my Marshall headphones—no piece of clothing, no lifestyle tool, not even my phone. In December 2021, I was gifted a pair of the brand's Major IV headphones for Christmas; I'd been wanting a pair of over-ear headphones for aesthetic purposes, but I was picky about things like looks, comfort, and, of course, having to keep the Bluetooth headphones charged. (I'm historically a wired-headphones loyalist because they'll never die on you.) Read More Follow Us Unsubscribe | Privacy Notice | CA Notice at Collection Esquire is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2025 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779