This Twitter thread about missing loved ones at Christmas has a heartwarming twist ending
"Twitter really is wonderful sometimes."
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Twitter may be packed full of petty arguments, angry trolls, and more vitriol than you can shake a tiny blue bird at, but it's not all bad.
Sometimes it can actually be quite a nice place.
On Saturday, Rachael Prior wrote two tweets describing how Christmas reminds her of her dad.
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The tweet clearly struck a nerve. Before long, others were sharing their own experiences of missing loved ones around Christmas time.
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The whole thread is very moving, but the most memorable moment came in the form of a response from @SamanthaErica87.
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The thread was eventually shared by J.K. Rowling, who pretty much summed the whole thing up.
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Topics JK Rowling X/Twitter
