Same Birthday Coincidence
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I was born in Chase, Enfield, in 1977. My mum had told me that when I was born there was only one other woman in the delivery suite and she had a baby girl on the same day. I am now in my 30's and about 8 years ago I was on holiday in Tailand and was at a bar one night, I got talking to a girl of a similar age. It turned out we were born on the same day, same year...conincidence! then she said she was born at Chase Farm Hospital, I didn't quite believe it but she told me amongst other things that her dad was a fireman. When I got home I asked mum what the husband of the woman who had given birth did...something I never knew and what do you know, she said a fireman!. Why I didn't get the girls phone number I will never know!
Date submitted:Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:31:58 +0000Coincidence ID:6303
