My 16-Year-Old Son Saved a Newborn from the Freezing Cold — and the Next Morning, a Police Officer Knocked on Our Door

I hear it constantly.

“Do you really let him go out like that?”

“He looks… aggressive.”

And my least favorite: “Kids like that always end up in trouble.”

I always give the same answer. One sentence shuts it down every time.

“He’s a good kid.”

Because he is.

He holds doors without thinking. Stops to pet every dog we pass. Makes Emma laugh on FaceTime when she’s drowning in exams. Slips me quick hugs when he thinks I’m not looking.

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