Thanksgiving text mix-up leads to holiday tradition
MESA, Ariz. (KXAN) – An accidental invite to a Thanksgiving feast has become a holiday tradition for two people in Arizona.
In 2016, a woman texted a person she thought was her grandson and invited him over for Thanksgiving. It turned out to be a stranger, but he asked if he could come along anyway and showed up for a plate.
“I said, ‘Sure you can.’ That’s what grandmas do – they feed everybody,” Wanda Dench said.
This year, Jama Hinton visited again – and Dench says he has an open invitation to come over on Thanksgiving.
“Just being friendly, I gained a new friend,” Hinton said. “A new tradition on Thanksgiving and I love it.”