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(Metro)   Arizona grandmother who texted stranger over for Thanksgiving will celebrate her seventh holiday with him   (metro.co.uk) divider line
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2103 clicks; posted to Main » and D'awww » on 24 Nov 2022 at 2:48 PM (17 weeks ago)   |   Favorite    |   share:  Share on Twitter share via Email Share on Facebook



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Dewey Fidalgo [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-11-24 3:15:45 PM  
36 votes:
My dad died in April of 2020 (not covid).   Mom decided to stay in the house and the land they had shared for over 50 years.   One day, as my then 81 y/o mother was out slowly stacking wood, a stranger stopped by and offered to help her.   He was about 53 or so then.   He and my mom started a friendship.  He comes by often, even took her on a quad ride down the rutted dirt road that separates her property and last month invited her to go to Chinese in town.  She went.

She was kind of confused, because of their age difference (not sexual in any way from either), but I told her that that shouldn't matter.  My mom isn't like a lot of the locals.  She has traveled a lot and isn't a mindless Jesus-lovin' whatever.  They talk a lot (he wants to see the Redwoods so I sent him a beautiful book) and play Scrabble. It also turns out that I went to school with his cousin as a kid.  Their family is thick on the ground there.   The "young"  man is kind of at sea because he is separated from his wife.  He owns his own place down the road.

Where was I?  Oh yeah, friendship at any age is special.  I really like the Thanksgiving friends.
 
SBinRR [OhFark]
2022-11-24 3:09:30 PM  
25 votes:
I've enjoyed reading this story for years now.
Seven of them I guess.
 
bobbifleckman [OhFark]
2022-11-24 3:12:09 PM  
22 votes:
Love this. Love that it continues.
 
darch
2022-11-24 3:19:47 PM  
19 votes:

Dewey Fidalgo: My dad died in April of 2020 (not covid).   Mom decided to stay in the house and the land they had shared for over 50 years.   One day, as my then 81 y/o mother was out slowly stacking wood, a stranger stopped by and offered to help her.   He was about 53 or so then.   He and my mom started a friendship.  He comes by often, even took her on a quad ride down the rutted dirt road that separates her property and last month invited her to go to Chinese in town.  She went.

She was kind of confused, because of their age difference (not sexual in any way from either), but I told her that that shouldn't matter.  My mom isn't like a lot of the locals.  She has traveled a lot and isn't a mindless Jesus-lovin' whatever.  They talk a lot (he wants to see the Redwoods so I sent him a beautiful book) and play Scrabble. It also turns out that I went to school with his cousin as a kid.  Their family is thick on the ground there.   The "young"  man is kind of at sea because he is separated from his wife.  He owns his own place down the road.

Where was I?  Oh yeah, friendship at any age is special.  I really like the Thanksgiving friends.


Such a great story in a tire fire of a world. Cheers to both of them.
 
nmrsnr [TotalFark]
2022-11-24 3:44:12 PM  
13 votes:
"A grandmother, 63, and a 21-year-old man are about to celebrate their seventh Thanksgiving together... The heartwarming tale begins with Wanda Dench sending a text by mistake to the then 17-year-old Jamal Hinton."

Umm...
 
Mock26
2022-11-24 3:25:16 PM  
9 votes:
This story fills me with so much happiness every year, and it is part of my Thanksgiving tradition, which is to check that they are again having dinner together, listening to Alice's Restaurant, and watching Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
 
Godscrack
2022-11-24 3:31:10 PM  
8 votes:
Always a great story. So nice of these people to invite him.

And thank goodness law enforcement didn't shoot this young man 50 times as he approached their house, thinking he was 'Antifa' or trying to 'commit a crime'.
 
Mukster
2022-11-24 3:01:32 PM  
7 votes:
Who blurred my screen (sniffles ensue)?
 
ace in your face [TotalFark]
2022-11-24 4:09:42 PM  
6 votes:
This story brings me so much joy every year.
 
moto-geek
2022-11-24 5:28:36 PM  
5 votes:

Dewey Fidalgo: My dad died in April of 2020 (not covid).   Mom decided to stay in the house and the land they had shared for over 50 years.   One day, as my then 81 y/o mother was out slowly stacking wood, a stranger stopped by and offered to help her.   He was about 53 or so then.   He and my mom started a friendship.  He comes by often, even took her on a quad ride down the rutted dirt road that separates her property and last month invited her to go to Chinese in town.  She went.

She was kind of confused, because of their age difference (not sexual in any way from either), but I told her that that shouldn't matter.  My mom isn't like a lot of the locals.  She has traveled a lot and isn't a mindless Jesus-lovin' whatever.  They talk a lot (he wants to see the Redwoods so I sent him a beautiful book) and play Scrabble. It also turns out that I went to school with his cousin as a kid.  Their family is thick on the ground there.   The "young"  man is kind of at sea because he is separated from his wife.  He owns his own place down the road.

Where was I?  Oh yeah, friendship at any age is special.  I really like the Thanksgiving friends.


This is a nice read. Hope for humanity and all that. I wish you and your mum (and her friend) a very nice Thanksgiving.
 
UberSmyth
2022-11-24 7:26:48 PM  
3 votes:

Unobtanium: pastramithemosterotic: Bovine Diarrhea Virus: She gets her turkey stuffed every Thanksgiving.  And plenty of whipped cream for her pie.
/I watch too much porn

Maybe wait until your thanksgiving guests leave next time before starting the stag flicks

How else do I get them to leave?


Play the Star Wars Holiday Special.
 
darch
2022-11-24 6:23:30 PM  
2 votes:

Godscrack: Always a great story. So nice of these people to invite him.

And thank goodness law enforcement didn't shoot this young man 50 times as he approached their house, thinking he was 'Antifa' or trying to 'commit a crime'.


Oh JFC dude. Give it a rest, if not just for a night.
 
pastramithemosterotic
2022-11-24 2:54:59 PM  
1 vote:

Bovine Diarrhea Virus: She gets her turkey stuffed every Thanksgiving.  And plenty of whipped cream for her pie.
/I watch too much porn


Maybe wait until your thanksgiving guests leave next time before starting the stag flicks
 
moto-geek
2022-11-24 2:55:10 PM  
1 vote:

Summoner101: Bovine Diarrhea Virus: She gets her turkey stuffed every Thanksgiving.  And plenty of whipped cream for her pie.
/I watch too much porn

Vanilla porn at that.  Didn't even talk about the cranberry sauce or green bean casserole.


And the corn on the cob...
 
casey17 [TotalFark]
2022-11-25 2:00:08 PM  
1 vote:

Dewey Fidalgo: My dad died in April of 2020 (not covid).   Mom decided to stay in the house and the land they had shared for over 50 years.   One day, as my then 81 y/o mother was out slowly stacking wood, a stranger stopped by and offered to help her.   He was about 53 or so then.   He and my mom started a friendship.  He comes by often, even took her on a quad ride down the rutted dirt road that separates her property and last month invited her to go to Chinese in town.  She went.

She was kind of confused, because of their age difference (not sexual in any way from either), but I told her that that shouldn't matter.  My mom isn't like a lot of the locals.  She has traveled a lot and isn't a mindless Jesus-lovin' whatever.  They talk a lot (he wants to see the Redwoods so I sent him a beautiful book) and play Scrabble. It also turns out that I went to school with his cousin as a kid.  Their family is thick on the ground there.   The "young"  man is kind of at sea because he is separated from his wife.  He owns his own place down the road.

Where was I?  Oh yeah, friendship at any age is special.  I really like the Thanksgiving friends.


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I ain't even kidding - that story got me right in the feels. Thanks for that!
 
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