Neighbours share birthdays

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I and my near neighbour gave birth to our two children within a couple of weeks of each other. The coincidence is that my first child was born on my neighbour's birthday, and her second child was born on mine. Makes things a bit awkward when we want to hold children's birthday parties, very inconsiderate of her.
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Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:03:00 +0000Coincidence ID:4306