02/15/2026
We saw kids like this young man in 1987 at the SF Zoo. My 2 yr old was riding on daddy’s shoulders when we saw a trio of Goth teen boys walking toward us. When our toddler saw them with their rainbow spiked Mohawks she pointed at them and in her loud baby voice, “Daddy! What kind of animals are those? 😮 She is 40 now, with 4 kids of her own. I’ve seen them all at times with colored streaked hair, Mohawks, and Mullets. What goes around comes around! They are all great kids, 10 yrs to 21 yrs now in 2026. 👩🏼🦰👧🏼🧑🏼🧑🏻🦰Gotta luv ‘em! ❣️
My 16-year-old punk son rescued a newborn baby from the cold — the next day, a cop showed up on our doorstep.
I'm 38, and I thought I'd seen everything as a mom of two. My life is messy, loud, exhausting — but real. My youngest, Jax, is 16. A full-on punk. Pink mohawk, piercings, leather jackets that smell like his gym bag.
He's sarcastic, loud, always pushing limits. And yes, people laugh at him. Kids whisper. Parents judge. I tell him it's just high school nonsense, but I worry more than I admit.
Last Friday night changed everything.
I was folding laundry upstairs when I heard it — a tiny, broken cry outside. At first, I thought it was the wind. It was freezing, the kind of cold that cuts straight through skin. Then I heard it again. My heart stopped.
I ran to the window.
Jax was sitting cross-legged on the park bench across the street, pink spikes glowing under the streetlight. In his arms was something wrapped in a thin, ragged blanket. My stomach dropped. Oh God. A newborn. Days old. Shaking violently.
I threw on my coat and ran.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" I yelled.
Jax looked up, calm in a way that scared me. "Mom," he said quietly, "someone left this baby here. I couldn't walk away."
"Are you insane? We need to call 911 — NOW!"
"I already called," he said, pulling the baby closer. "I'm keeping him warm. If I don't, he could die out here."
He was right. The baby's lips were bluish. His body trembled uncontrollably. Jax pressed him to his chest, wrapped him in his jacket, whispering to him. Slowly, the shaking eased.
I wrapped my scarf around them both and cried.
When the police arrived, Jax handed the baby over without a word.
The next morning, there was a knock at the door.
"Are you Mrs. Collins?"
"Yes," I said cautiously.
"I'm Officer Daniels," he said. "I NEED TO SPEAK WITH YOUR SON ABOUT LAST NIGHT." ⬇️⬇️⬇️