Jamal Hinton, Wanda Dench, and Jamal Hinton will gather for Thanksgiving for the seventh year. It’s a holiday tradition shared between two families, but the world has been a part of it since the beginning.
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It all started in 2016, when Dench and Hinton first connected – by accident – via text.
Dench thought she was texting her grandson to discuss Thanksgiving plans. However, she accidentally sent Hinton the text, a total stranger. He didn’t act like a stranger though, he jokingly asked if he could still join for the holiday, even though Dench was not his grandmother. And Dench assured him she’d have a plate for him.
Hinton captured the text mix-up and it went viral. To celebrate that Thanksgiving, Hinton drove from Tempe Arizona to Mesa in order to meet Dench and her family.
He was just a teen at the time, but now he’s 22, and every year since, he shares their plans for Thanksgiving. Every year, the story becomes more popular. Hinton and Dench, 65, have even added to their guest list to including Hinton’s girlfriend, Mikaela.
Hinton, however, shared some sad news for 2020. Dench’s husband, Lonnie, had died from COVID-19. They still got together that holiday year in a smaller gathering to honor Lonnie.
Hinton is a popular social media user now with over 142,000 Instagram fans. He kept followers of this tradition waiting until Tuesday night, when he revealed that he was with Dench for the 7th time in a row.
“To answer all your questions, yes Thanksgiving year 7 is planned out! See you guys Thursday!” he wrote, Sharing a photo of Dench and him.
Although their annual reunion is the most talked about, Hinton and Dench hang out at other times. Hinton even accompanied Dench when she was in town. she got her first tattoo September
She explained her reasons for choosing tattoos in a tweet: “Three shooting stars were awarded to me. Each star represents my Guardian Angels of Heaven – my father, my mother and my husband, all who stand for integrity.”
I got three shooting stars. Each one represents my Guardian Angels in Heaven – my husband who stands for integrity, my mother who was courageous, and my father who was about unconditional Love.
— Wanda D (@wandadench) September 8, 2022
Hinton said that he had a great deal of fun tagging along.
“Go congratulate Wanda on her FIRST TATTOO!! We had a blast going with her!”
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