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cbabe

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22. Our Subway Baby

Reply to Trueblue Texan (Reply #21)

Sun May 24, 2026, 11:09 AM

7 hrs ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Subway_Baby

Our Subway Baby is a picture book written by Peter Mercurio, illustrated by Leo Espinosa, and published September 15, 2020 by Dial Press. The book tells the true story of how Pete and his husband, Danny, found and eventually adopted their son, Kevin.

(Maybe someone can post some photos from the article? Great looking family.)

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Experience: we found a baby on the subway - now he's our 26-year-old son [View all] cbabe Yesterday OP

Such a wonderful story BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #1

Gorgeous SuzyandPuffpuff Yesterday #2

That was absolutely lovely. LovelyStuff Yesterday #3

Great story DiverDave Yesterday #4

Something in my eyes... mcar Yesterday #5

Same here too. I guess all the grass pollen Botany Yesterday #10

It's the onions in the chuck roast. Mine too. twodogsbarking Yesterday #13

Yeah. No kidding. calimary 19 hrs ago #19

Thanks so much for posting this EverHopeful Yesterday #6

Thanks for this malaise Yesterday #7

Thank you for this beautiful moment of humanity. niyad Yesterday #8

Well that got my tear ducts flowing. I had no idea an adoption could work this way. How wonderful for all of them. chowder66 Yesterday #9

Awe! This made me smile. hamsterjill Yesterday #11

The Universe moves in mysterious ways. patphil Yesterday #12

Double lucky with fathers! BeneteauBum Yesterday #14

A beautiful, moving story. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. 70sEraVet Yesterday #15

That gives a whole new meaning to "finders, keepers". Buddyzbuddy Yesterday #16

What an incredibly lovely story! Devilsun 22 hrs ago #17

Thank you for sharing jackcrow2001 19 hrs ago #18

What generous, loving hearts wendyb-NC 18 hrs ago #20

Do we have the name of the book... Trueblue Texan 9 hrs ago #21

Our Subway Baby cbabe 7 hrs ago #22