a common friend and relation

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I found I was teaching the nephew of a couple who are friends of mine. This may not seem much of a coincidence but the school is 2 miles from me, about 15 miles from the aunt and uncle (who are our friends) and about 6 miles from where the boy's parents actually live. Secondly, the teaching assistant in the class I was in turned out to be a long standing friend ( of 20 years) of a lady who is a teacher assistant at my previous school and whom I have known for 16 years and also taught her daughter for 2 years running! The 2 ladies had been friends for 20 years after meeting on a train and commuting daily to London.
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Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:25:21 +0000Coincidence ID:4680