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applegrove

(133,112 posts)
Tue Nov 16, 2021, 06:51 PM Nov 2021

Young man who was accidentally invited to 'grandma's' Thanksgiving as a teen keeps tradition going

Young man who was accidentally invited to 'grandma's' Thanksgiving as a teen keeps tradition going

By Marianne Garvey at Vox

Updated 2:08 PM ET, Tue November 16, 2021

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/16/entertainment/teen-grandma-thanksgiving-text/index.html

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(CNN)After an accidental Thanksgiving invite in 2016 introduced Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench, they are still going strong.

The two first met in 2016 when Dench, from Mesa, Az., sent a text inviting Hinton over for dinner. It was meant for her grandson, who had changed his phone number. Instead, Hinton got the message while sitting in class at Desert Vista High School.

The two figured out the mistake, then sent selfies to each other, with Hinton asking if he could still come over. Dench texted, "Of course you can. That's what grandmas do ... feed everyone."

Hinton took to Twitter to tell followers that the two are still celebrating the day together.

"We are all set for year 6!" he wrote, alongside a picture of a text message from Dench inviting him, his girlfriend Mikaela and his family over. He also included a photo of himself, Dench, Mikaela and Dench's late husband Lonnie, who died in April 2020 after a battle with Covid-19.

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Young man who was accidentally invited to 'grandma's' Thanksgiving as a teen keeps tradition going (Original Post) applegrove Nov 2021 OP
people do the darndest thing onethatcares Nov 2021 #1
Nice tradition 3auld6phart Nov 2021 #2
That occurred to me also. soldierant Nov 2021 #11
What a lovely story. 3catwoman3 Nov 2021 #3
I remember when this first happened. I love this story! Laffy Kat Nov 2021 #4
And of covid. tblue37 Nov 2021 #5
Yeah that hit me because I was already invested a bit in these applegrove Nov 2021 #6
Yes, it's very sad. nt Laffy Kat Nov 2021 #7
can we just have more of this please? FirstLight Nov 2021 #8
Yes, please! ShazzieB Nov 2021 #9
Dinner RayStar Nov 2021 #10
I'll bet a buck soldierant Nov 2021 #12

3auld6phart

(1,683 posts)
2. Nice tradition
Tue Nov 16, 2021, 07:11 PM
Nov 2021

I wonder if Ms Dench is any kin to Dame Judy Dench.?
It’s not a common name. My interest is genealogy.

Laffy Kat

(16,990 posts)
4. I remember when this first happened. I love this story!
Tue Nov 16, 2021, 08:22 PM
Nov 2021

I didn't know her husband died last year.

FirstLight

(15,771 posts)
8. can we just have more of this please?
Tue Nov 16, 2021, 08:54 PM
Nov 2021

Even outside of the "holidays" as an excuse to be better to our fellow humans...


things are fucked up enough...invite a stranger to dinner....see what happens. You might gain a family member

soldierant

(9,372 posts)
12. I'll bet a buck
Tue Nov 16, 2021, 11:14 PM
Nov 2021

that that is one Thanksgiving dinner no one will "ruin" by bringing up any "touchy subjects."

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