Bryn Connell
Appearances
This American Life
853: Groundhog Day
To start it off, thank you for being such a wonderful dad. Well, that's generic.
This American Life
853: Groundhog Day
Thank you for building me a fort when I was young. I think, oh, I did that. And they were saying things like, thank you for your really bad dad jokes. Someone would say, oh, I do that. Thank you for cooking such great roast dinners. I do that as well. I was naive. We love your generosity.
This American Life
853: Groundhog Day
And then a female pilot came on and said, that means you, Bryn Connell.
This American Life
853: Groundhog Day
over the period of this tragedy, the first of the month rolled around. And I thought, should I do something or not? Because she was feeling very bruised and lonely and desperate. And I chose to, and it was just something that she could reach out to and go, yeah, Dad's here. It's okay. And she just came out to me later and gave me a big cuddle and said, that's just what I needed. Thank you, Daddy.
This American Life
853: Groundhog Day
And she only calls me Daddy on very rare occasions. And I can't remember what it was. I think it was just something fairly benign that month, but it was, I'm in your corner, honey. I'm still here.