Virginia girl with special needs asks for birthday cards after no one comes to her party THIS WAS Me

03 Sep 2022|Angel Cline

by Ida Domingo & Caroline Eaker | WSET Staff RUSTBURG, Va. (WSET) — A special needs girl from Rustburg, Virginia is asking for birthday cards from the community after her mother says no one showed up to her birthday party, leaving her sad. Kristina Bryan, who goes by Tina, recently turned 16-years-old on Sept. 18. Her mom, Angel Neighbors, says they planned out a party but no one from her school showed up. "She feels like it is because she has special needs and she's different than everybody, so ever since then she has gone into a big depression." Neighbors says. Now, to cheer her up, her mom is asking the community to send Tina birthday cards. Tina recently turned 16-years-old on Sept. 18. Her mom says they planned out a party that no one from her school showed up to. (Photo provided by family) THIS IS ME TODAY Celebrate the 18th Birthday of an Autistic Girl Who Touched People’s Hearts from Across the Country By Ergil Ermeno People celebrate life through birthday parties with friends and family. Simple birthday greetings can already complete a person’s day — more so, their presence at the party. Birthdays are about celebrating the fact that you have turned a year older and you’re still here surrounded by the people you deeply cherish in your heart. It’s that one day in a year where you feel extra loved and validated. However happy the occasion should be, it is only natural to feel disappointed and sad when your anticipated birthday does not turn out how you expected it to be. Tina Bryan was about to celebrate her sixteenth birthday on a small party boat. It was already arranged for the weekend, but the boat could only accommodate five people. Since there’s a guest limit, Tina canceled the initial plan to celebrate with her family and relatives. The kind-hearted birthday girl did not want anyone to feel left out. Despite canceling the party boat, no one went to her birthday celebration — Tina just had her heart broken. According to Tina’s mother, her daughter had difficulty dealing with the sadness and disappointment she felt that day. “My heart was broken when I found a note in her room. She ‘no longer wanted to live,’ she stated that she was ‘sick of being a special ed kid because people don’t like being around her.’ Tina fell into a deep depression,” Angel shared. Tina’s mother couldn’t just stand by and watch her daughter invalidate herself. Her daughter must be healed from the pain — she needed to be excited about birthdays again.