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Saturday, November 26, 2016

Woman Shares Thanksgiving with Teen She Accidentally Invited

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona woman who accidentally texted a stranger an invitation to Thanksgiving dinner made good on her offer, greeting the teen visitor with a hug and an oven full of food after their story swept through social media.

Wanda Dench prepped two turkeys and set up a long table in the backyard of her suburban Phoenix home Thursday before she and her family headed outside to wait for Jamal Hinton, 17, The Arizona Republic reported.

“I’m so happy you came,” Dench said as they embraced.

“I am too,” Hinton said.

The mix-up happened after Dench included what she thought was her grandson’s number on a group text last week inviting some relatives to dinner. But he had changed his number and forgot to tell her.

Instead, the text went to Hinton. They realized the mistake after the two exchanged pictures, but Hinton asked if he could “still get a plate.” Dench responded, “Of course you can. That’s what grandmas do.”

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I find it very odd that this story would make a national headline.
It just seems like a local human interest story.

Is it possible that these feel good stories are intentionally spread around as a psychological operation?
Why would any of us care about the story?

Anonymous said...

5:00. You cared enough to comment. 🙄

Anonymous said...

That is a great thing for both, I respect and appreciate her offer and his wanting to attend with a family.