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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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onethatcares
(17,014 posts)imagine that, there was room at the table.
3auld6phart
(1,683 posts)I wonder if Ms Dench is any kin to Dame Judy Dench.?
Its not a common name. My interest is genealogy.
soldierant
(9,372 posts)I'm not into genealogy ... I'm just into names.
3catwoman3
(29,809 posts)Thnx for posting it.
Laffy Kat
(16,990 posts)I didn't know her husband died last year.
tblue37
(68,449 posts)applegrove
(133,112 posts)great families.
Laffy Kat
(16,990 posts)FirstLight
(15,771 posts)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
ShazzieB
(22,883 posts)Pretty please with stuffing and cranberry sauce on it!
RayStar
(417 posts)One of the best feel good stories ever.
soldierant
(9,372 posts)that that is one Thanksgiving dinner no one will "ruin" by bringing up any "touchy subjects."
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