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Greg Evans
Nov 23, 2018
For many Americans Thanksgiving is a time to share what you are thankful for and to spend time with those that you cherish the most.
That could be your friends, family or even a complete stranger and for three years in a row that is exactly what one grandmother in Phoenix, Arizona has done.
Back in 2016, Wanda Dench accidentally invited Jamal Hinton to her Thanksgiving dinner, mistaking him for her grandchild.
Usually, a wrong number would result in a polite sorry and the two people would never speak of this again.
Except Wanda decided that it would be great to have Jamal come along to her family dinner, which he happily accepted.
This continued into 2017 when Jamal was once again invited to Wanda's family dinner.
2016-2017 thanksgiving https://t.co/CpIgr9KapA— Jamal Hinton (@Jamal Hinton) 1511484212
Now, this unlikely friendship has had its third instalment, was once again invited to Wanda's Thanksgiving feast.
Jamal shared a new image of him and Wanda together on Twitter and it soon went viral.
2016, 2017...... 2018 ❤️ https://t.co/0ZNA54uGAS— Jamal Hinton (@Jamal Hinton) 1542936940
This was undoubtedly one of the most wholesome stories of recent Thanksgiving Days and the rest of the internet agrees.
This the real origin of Thanksgiving. 🤧 https://t.co/P2woQWpA8C— I Did It My Way, Moltisanti!👃🏽 (@I Did It My Way, Moltisanti!👃🏽) 1542946106
This small heartwarming story has captured the imagination of America and the two have even appeared in an interview in a local news station.
In 2016, Grandma Wanda thought she texted her grandson about Thanksgiving dinner until she got a text "who is this?… https://t.co/IIqh22Hj5c— Briana Whitney (@Briana Whitney) 1542947711
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