<P> Tom sinks into some depression being out of work with Lynette getting a new job and in the fifth season finale, decides to go to college as a Chinese language major . Thinking this is part of his middle - age syndrome, Lynette attempts to sabotage Tom by getting him drunk the night before his entrance exam . It's only afterward that Tom says he was taking Chinese in hopes of getting a new job in that market . Incredibly, Tom managed to score in the top five with the exam despite being hung over . However, his college plans are jarred when Lynette reveals she's 3.5 months pregnant with twins . </P> <P> Tom is excited about becoming a dad again but Lynette tells him that she is not sure if she loves her unborn children . Tom then tells her that when she will hold them in her arms, she will love them with all her heart . These twins are Tom's sixth and seventh children, but Lynette loses the boy . Tom was cheating in school because he was afraid of failing but he has since stopped . Lynette references that Tom had to drop out of college because Lynette was fired . He takes over Lynette's job with Carlos while she is on maternity leave . </P> <P> He is diagnosed with postpartum depression . He is then prescribed marijuana as a cure for this which stuns Lynette . In the episode "Let Me Entertain You", Tom decides to hire his own mother as a nanny for the new baby . After a big argument, Lynette fires her mother - in - law, but Tom overrules her, telling her that she is going to stay . After Lynette and Allison's talk, Tom's mother shows symptoms of dementia to Penny, unknown to Lynette and Tom . Tom and Lynette finally discover Allison's dementia on Halloween, after she collapses outside Gabrielle Solis' house after going out to buy more candy, despite Penny telling her they had plenty . Allison is later admitted to a nursing home and Tom and Lynette agree to visit her there . Tom is deeply upset by his mother's illness . In episode 9 Susan walks in on Tom and Lynette having sex on the nursery floor and is in awe at Tom's huge penis; she then confronts Lynette about why she has never mentioned it before . A drunken Renee reveals to Susan she once slept with him putting Susan in uncomfortable situation . When Susan is injured in a riot, a guilty Renee tells Tom she should reveal the truth but Tom insists she keep it quiet . Renee finally confesses to Lynette, revealing the affair took place when she and Tom were engaged but having one of their regular "break - ups ." Lynette is naturally upset but keeps it quiet and begins a series of pranks against Tom as payback . When Renee find out what Lynette is doing, she tells Tom about it . Tom confronts Lynette and tells that he wanted to tell her about Renee, but there was never a good time for that because he did not want to ruin the wonderful life they have together . Lynette then forgives Tom . </P> <P> Tom finds himself getting a major promotion at a new company and enjoys the work . Lynette is concerned about his over-working but Tom tells her he feels more alive than ever . When Tom attends a conference, Lynette is upset that she's kept from the business talks and forced to attend spas and other projects with the other wives . She goes so far as to steal an ID from a woman only to find out she's the keynote speaker for a lecture . Back home, Tom snaps at Lynette that after so many years supporting her, it hurts that she can't do the same for him . Renee tells Lynette that she has to choose between her own wants or being a good wife . Tom then hires the duo to decorate his office like a Donald Trump - style boss but Lynette thinks that it is not right for him and goes a different way . Renee overrules her to give Tom the office he wants and Lynette yells at Tom over how he's changing but he retorts that he has to be this way in order to succeed and Lynette needs to stop thinking of him the way he's been at home the last several years . </P>

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