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Viral Wrong Number Thanksgiving Text Might Be The Best “How It Started Vs. How It’s Going” Meme

One wrong text in 2016 gave us a viral moment that’s still going strong. Jamal Hinton recently posted what might be the best “How it started vs. How it’s going” memes:

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In case you need a refresher, Jamal Hinton accidentally got a wrong text from Wanda Dench in regards to the Dench family’s Thanksgiving plans.

Jokingly, he asked for a plate and immediately got an invite from Grandma Dench.

Thanks to Twitter, we’ve learned that in the four years since that text, the Dench and Hinton families have become a regular part of each other’s lives.

Hinton uploaded screenshots of the original texts with images of him with the Dench family as part of the “how it started/how it’s going” meme that’s been going around the past week.

Hinton’s post with the Dench family reminded the internet of this delightfully wholesome accidental text exchange and awesome relationship that came about it. Since it was shared, the post has received 1.2 million likes.

Apparently, Hinton has been a regular presence in the family’s lives since 2016 and was there for them when tragedy struck this spring.

In April, Hinton posted on Twitter that Dench and her husband, Lonnie, contacted COVID-19.

Tragically, Lonnie passed from the virus, leaving a big hole at the Thanksgiving table.

Lonnie’s passing was mourned by those who had gotten to know him through Hinton.

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