He was accidentally invited to Thanksgiving by 'grandma.' Four years later, he's still going
Thanksgiving,Family And Marriage,Tradition,History,Holidays,General News
What started as an accident has turned into a sweet holiday tradition.
Jamal Hinton received a random text in 2016 inviting him to a Thanksgiving dinner with a family that wasn't his. Four years later, he's planning to share the dinner table yet again with Wanda Dench, the "grandma" who first invited him.
"Time kind of just flies, we donโt even realize how long weโve been there. Theyโre really good company," Hinton told TIME, describing their dinners together.
The unlikely pair's interaction went viral when Hinton, then 17, shared a screenshot of their texts on Twitter.
Dench, thinking she had texted her grandson who had recently changed his phone number, invited Hinton to Thanksgiving dinner at her home in Mesa, Arizona.
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