Experience: We found a baby on the subway – now he's our 26-year-old son
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- Photograph: Anna Watts/The Guardian View image in fullscreen‘I was in shock, my heart racing’: Danny Stewart (left) and his husband, Pete.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleIn the summer of 2000, I could never have imagined becoming a father.
- One August evening, I had finished work late and was hurrying to a dinner reservation I had with Pete.
Photograph: Anna Watts/The Guardian View image in fullscreen‘I was in shock, my heart racing’: Danny Stewart (left) and his husband, Pete. Photograph: Anna Watts/The Guardian Experience Life and style Experience: we found a baby on the subway – now he’s our 26-year-old son I was rushing towards the turnstile when I noticed a bundle of clothes in a corner. I walked over, peeled back a dark sweatshirt, and saw him
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleIn the summer of 2000, I could never have imagined becoming a father. I was 34, living in New York City, with a good job in social care, but still in a tiny apartment. I had been with my partner, Pete, for just over three years; we were serious, but we didn’t live together. Becoming a parent was not on my radar.
One August evening, I had finished work late and was hurrying to a dinner reservation I had with Pete. I was rushing towards the turnstile at Union Square station when I noticed a bundle of clothes in a corner. I saw it move and stopped in my tracks. I walked over, peeled back a dark sweatshirt, and saw him: a newborn baby, with the umbilical cord still attached.