The beginning year of this story is 2016.
It all started when a grandmother mistakenly send a message to a total stranger thinking him to be her grandson. Here a grandmother named Wanda Dench wrote a message to her grandson Justin for joining their family’s Thanksgiving dinner. Instead, 17-year-old stranger Jamal Hinton received the invitation.
After realizing that it was an accidental message, Jamal Hinton asked Wanda Dench that if he could still attend the celebration. To which she replied “Of course you can. That’s what grandmas do…feed everyone.” Instead of ending up the mistaken conversation. This story of two strangers turned out into a beautiful bond.
After this Jamal started sharing photos of each years’s Thanksgiving on social media.
Scroll down to see them.
In 2016, Wanda Dench texted her grandson to invite him to Thanksgiving dinner without realizing that it wasn’t her grandson’s number
After both Wanda and Jamal realized that there had been some miscommunication, the guy was still invited to “get a plate”
“After texting with Wanda, the guy shared this conversation on Twitter, showing that he promised to come by at Dench’s house at Thanksgiving. Later Jamal posted a picture on Twitter where he could be seen with Wanda after he was welcomed by “grandma” and her husband Lonnie at their house.”
Thanksgiving wasn’t the only time when the couples spent time together
Soon after, Jamal, along with his girlfriend Mikaela, started spending some more time with Wanda.
During the pandemic, Wanda and Lonnie got sick with Covid-19, however, only the woman recovered from it
2020 was the year when the family had to celebrate Thanksgiving without Lonnie
They spent the evening remembering Lonnie and the time they got to share with him
This year Jamal and Wanda kept their tradition alive for the 6th time
