A man accidentally invited to a grandmother’s Thanksgiving dinner in 2016 will celebrate their sixth anniversary of spending the holiday together.
Jamal Hinton took to Twitter Monday to share his excitement about celebrating his sixth Thanksgiving with Wanda Dench from Mesa, Arizona, and her family after a text mix-up six years ago that led to an unlikely holiday meal together.
“We are all set for year 6,” he wrote in a tweet alongside photos of Hinton, his girlfriend, Dench, and her late husband Lonnie, as well as a screenshot of the text conversation with Dench’s invitation to Hinton’s family for the 2021 holiday.
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“It would bring me great joy if you, Mikaela and your family would come to my house on Thanksgiving day to share good food and great conversation,” Dench, saved as “Grandma Wanda” in Hinton’s phone, wrote. “Your friend always, Wanda.”
Years ago, Dench accidentally texted Hinton an invite to her Thanksgiving dinner in 2016 that was intended for her grandson. Dench’s grandson had changed his number ahead of the mix-up, according to multiple outlets.
Even after the two realized the mistake and exchanged photos of themselves, Dench still allowed Hinton to join when he asked if he could still go to dinner.
“Of course you can,” Dench said. “That’s what grandmas do…. feed everyone.”
Hinton has also continued to share updates about the Denches through the years, ranging from health and holiday updates to lunch dates with the two. On April 1, 2020, he revealed they had both fallen ill with COVID-19 and pneumonia.
“As some of you may have already found out tonight Lonnie did not make it… he passed away Sunday morning,” Hinton wrote later that month.
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Each year, Hinton documents the occasion on his social media, sharing videos of the once unplanned event-turned-Thanksgiving tradition.
The Washington Examiner reached out to Hinton for comment but did not receive a response.
