history: On my tenth birthday, I was expecting to receive a new bike. However, all I got was a lousy pair of socks  I wanted a new bike for my 10th birthday_comma_ yet all I got was a pair of socks
current: You must have been rather disappointed. But its the thought that counts.
next: Yeah, I guess being a ten year old I couldn't understand the financial hardships that my parents were going through at the time.