Meet father who turned 15 on Monday and his son turns 5

Fred Shekoufeh looks a lot older than 15, and his son, Eric, doesn't look 5 either.

Both father and son were born on February 29, an event that has a 1 in 2.1 million chance of happening, according to Time.com.

Even though Shekoufeh will celebrate 60 years on Earth on Monday, it will only be his 15th official birthday.

Fred Shekoufeh, a native of Iran, didn't realize his birthday was unusual until 1979 when he moved to the U.S. and immigration officials commented on it.

"It's confusing," Shekoufeh told HuffPost.

Since then, he celebrates his birthday when he can, but admits it's hard to top 1996, when he turned "10" in a hospital delivery room. HuffPost reported.

"My ex-wife was in labor and said, 'This is your birthday present,'" Shekoufeh said.

"When the doctor found that out, she said, "I will try to bring that baby out so it can share your birthday."

Eric Shekoufeh said sharing such an unusual birthday with his dad is "pretty incredible," but admits being born on February 29 has some challenges.

"I get lots of jokes about whether I should celebrate on Feb. 28 or March 1," Eric said.

"It's a weird day. People don't recognize it on social media, but when they find out, they never forget it."

Shekoufeh, a student at UCLA, plans to celebrate his birthday big time this year as he would be turning 20 on earth.

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