A woman's Vision Board party was met with no attendees, leaving her heartbroken. After sharing her disappointment online, she was flooded with support and kindness from the internet community.
A woman who shared her hurt online after planning a party that no one attended has been overwhelmed by the incredibly kind and supportive response she received. Beka Gillis, 32, is a photographer and wedding content creator living in California who told Newsweek some of her favorite things are 'connecting with people and helping others.
' In December, Gillis invited 30 girls to a Vision Board Party she was hosting, where attendees would come together to create a visualization of their hopes for the future—but one by one, all her invitees dropped out. Gillis took to her TikTok account @bekagillis on December 29 where she shared a video of herself speaking on how hurt and disappointed she was, being visibly emotional—and the internet responded in an amazing way. 'I definitely didn't think a video of me crying would go viral, and I certainly did not think that the comments were going to be as supportive and kind as they were,' Gillis told Newsweek. 'But it made me feel so reassured and emotional to see all the girls on TikTok running to my side.' In her video, viewed over a million times, an emotional Gillis explains she had planned the party six weeks in advance, sent out invitations to 30 girls, acknowledging it is 'so hard to make friends and build community when you're in your 30s and in a place you're not from.' Seven girls said they were coming, and Gillis was 'so excited,' and spent time and money planning the party, creating decorations and a menu, along with gifts for the girls, supplies for the vision board and ceremonial activities for the night. But on the day of the party, six of the seven said they were no longer able to come. And as a crying Gillis told the camera, 'I have all this and no party.' 'I don't blame anyone, it's just discouraging and I'm sad. Because I want to build the friendships and community so bad. I put in so much work to do it, and I've been trying for years doing stuff like this and it just doesn't seem to stick
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