Meeting in a baby clinic

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In the 1980's I lived in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. I had taken my 2 children, (a toddler and a new baby) to the baby clinic for the usual weighing and checks. I asked another mum in the clinic to hold my baby while I took my older child out of his pushchair and took off his coat. She immediately recognised me ~ as we used to sit next to each other at school ~ not in Stevenage ~ over 100 miles away in Aldridge, Staffordshire over 18 years previously.
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Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:52:00 +0000Coincidence ID:4279