Experience: We found a baby on the subway – now he's our 26-year-old son

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In 2000, a 34-year-old man living in New York found a newborn baby with umbilical cord attached at Union Square station.
He called 911 and later, after the mother couldn't be found, a judge asked if he wanted to adopt the baby, sparking his desire.
Initially hesitant, his partner Pete eventually agreed after visiting the baby in foster care, and they were granted custody.
They named the baby Kevin, after Pete's late brother, and navigated new parenthood with minimal preparation.
The couple wrote a story for Kevin about their family, later turned into a children's book, and married with the same judge's help when same-sex marriage was legalized.
Kevin grew up curious about his birth mother but eventually made peace with it, and now works as a software developer, maintaining a close relationship with his dads.

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