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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWe Found Our Son Kevin In The Subway (Danny and Peter)
The story of how Danny and I were married last July in a Manhattan courtroom, with our son, Kevin, beside us, began 12 years earlier, in a dark, damp subway station.
Danny called me that day, frantic. I found a baby! he shouted. I called 911, but I dont think they believed me. No ones coming. I dont want to leave the baby alone. Get down here and flag down a police car or something. By nature Danny is a remarkably calm person, so when I felt his heart pounding through the phone line, I knew I had to run.
When I got to the A/C/E subway exit on Eighth Avenue, Danny was still there, waiting for help to arrive. The baby, who had been left on the ground in a corner behind the turnstiles, was light-brown skinned and quiet, probably about a day old, wrapped in an oversize black sweatshirt.
In the following weeks, after family court had taken custody of Baby ACE, as he was nicknamed, Danny told the story over and over again, first to every local TV news station, then to family members, friends, co-workers and acquaintances. The story spread like an urban myth: Youre never going to believe what my friends cousins co-worker found in the subway. What neither of us knew, or could have predicted, was that Danny had not just saved an abandoned infant; he had found our son.
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http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/28/we-found-our-son-in-the-subway/
Good On Ye Judge!
NMDemDist2
(49,313 posts)thanks for sharing
Raine1967
(11,589 posts)Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)First, you made me cry. Second, you restored my faith in humanity. It's been a rough day and you made it better.
Thank you.
HangOnKids
(4,291 posts)GentryDixon
(2,953 posts)I cannot stop smiling and tearing up.
CherokeeDem
(3,709 posts)and kudos to the judge and her 'hunch;' truly remarkable and heartwarming.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,640 posts)There IS good in the world, and these men and that judge personify it.
Maraya1969
(22,483 posts)I'd say something smart if I wasn't so flustered right now.
Autumn
(45,107 posts)And what a wise judge. k/r
gollygee
(22,336 posts)and I don't get teary over stories very often. How beautiful.
Rowdyboy
(22,057 posts)I'm in tears. Thanks for finding and posting this.
vankuria
(904 posts)Very heartwarming, just what I needed to lift my spirits and restore my faith in mankind!
hedgehog
(36,286 posts)I hereby nominate the judge for sainthood!
frogmarch
(12,154 posts)for posting it!
I'm going to put it on Facebook.
Mass
(27,315 posts)Rider3
(919 posts)SaveOurDemocracy
(4,400 posts)mountain grammy
(26,624 posts)Today, I love this judge, this family and my country!
DollarBillHines
(1,922 posts)It literally made me warm.
lucca18
(1,242 posts)What good, good people.
FailureToCommunicate
(14,014 posts)he wrote
"I spoke to my older brother who never attending university, but had always been my hero. He agreed that the human condition is often, perhaps usually, dark, but then he told me something I've never forgotten.
He told me that, perhaps, the best we could hope for were moments of brilliance, moments of extraordinary compassion, but that was enough to give us hope."
And so it is, so it is.
Thanks Grits!
dbackjon
(6,578 posts)Rabid_Rabbit
(131 posts)thanks for sharing
Chalco
(1,308 posts)SaveAmerica
(5,342 posts)southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)be. Just think if he had made a left turn or a right turn he might not have found the baby. Life is funny some times.
GiveMeFreedom
(976 posts)Read the whole thing folks. K & R
Hekate
(90,714 posts)and a lump in my throat.
In this sad old world, that is a joyous story. Thank you.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)My choice is Judd Apatow
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)And Kevin sounds like a great kid.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)madokie
(51,076 posts)Good on you all.
Congratulations
madashelltoo
(1,698 posts)Beautiful!
indie_voter
(1,999 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Oh hell, that's the same thing.
LeftishBrit
(41,208 posts)cate94
(2,811 posts)This story made me cry. It was wonderful.
Thanks for sharing.
chalky
(3,297 posts)because I had to stop every five seconds to wipe my eyes and blow my nose.
What a beautiful read. Thank you for posting.
treestar
(82,383 posts)calimary
(81,322 posts)This is just a WUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNderful story!
Made me happy and made me cry.
I read some of the comments. Just about every one of them spoke about crying, too. Lots of happy weepy people. We sure could use more stories like this one. Sometimes life in this country just looks so damn bleak for far too many. Especially with all the shit in the news, otherwise.
Thank you SO MUCH for posting this, Are_grits_groceries. This was a true gem! A keeper!
april
(1,148 posts)Sheldon Cooper
(3,724 posts)There's the real family values right there.
joesdaughter
(243 posts)cliffordu
(30,994 posts)pacalo
(24,721 posts)So beautiful!
Redford
(373 posts)yellerpup
(12,253 posts)How rare is it when the exact right thing happens? Couldn't have happened to a better couple.
ReRe
(10,597 posts).... it appears before my eyes here on DU. Thanks, A_g_g.
Hope, love and justice in one fell swoop. You can't beat that with a stick.
robinlynne
(15,481 posts)ReRe
(10,597 posts)...just wish injustice was hate with no legs.
robinlynne
(15,481 posts)sheshe2
(83,791 posts)UtahLib
(3,179 posts)MynameisBlarney
(2,979 posts)That is beautiful.
beveeheart
(1,369 posts)NBachers
(17,122 posts)RudynJack
(1,044 posts)it's nice to read stories like this, no matter how blurry it makes my monitor.
Granny M
(1,395 posts)What a wonderful story to read first thing in the morning.
ailsagirl
(22,897 posts)xxqqqzme
(14,887 posts)aligns and wonderful things happen. I am so happy I got to read about one of those times.
Rhiannon12866
(205,532 posts)Made my night.
66 dmhlt
(1,941 posts)Thanks! Would have never found them otherwise:
http://www.petermercurio.com/Parents_Article.pdf
mnhtnbb
(31,393 posts)pinto
(106,886 posts)mecherosegarden
(745 posts)May all of you always be blessed with happiness!
ChisolmTrailDem
(9,463 posts)Skraxx
(2,977 posts)I wish they gave her name, she's exemplary! What a wonderful story!
DiverDave
(4,886 posts)and, yeah, my eyes leaked too.
Such a wonderful story.
AllyCat
(16,189 posts)guardian
(2,282 posts)HappyMe
(20,277 posts)I love this story.