A SINGLE mum has taken to asking strangers online to fund her new car.
Whittney Dawn, from the US, is a at just 27 and needs help buying a small van to transport all of her kids.
Taking to social media, revealed she first got pregnant at the age of 16, and another at 18, but was still able to graduate from school.
Now, almost a decade on, her family has more than doubled in size with nine children, including a set of twins.
But the mum was struggling to get herself a car to suit the family’s needs and asked .
In a clip sitting in her 2004 Expedition, Whittney said: “This is day 12 of using whatever I make on social media to get me and my nine kids a bigger vehicle.
“I do not want any donations. All I ask is for you to watch my video for one minute, like, comment at least nine words, and share my video.”
The mum said she had already been able to earn £1,000 from the creator fund as strangers engage with her videos.
But she needed another £4,000 to reach her goal.
Creators on TikTok, like Emily, can make through TikTok’s creator fund.
TikTok bosses say: “The funds that each creator can earn are worked out by a combination of factors - including the number of views and the authenticity of those views, the level of engagement on the content, as well as making sure content is in line with our Community Guidelines and Terms of Service.
No two creators or videos are the same, and there is no limit to the different kinds of content we will support with the fund.
“The Creator Fund total varies daily and is dependent on the amount of videos published by our community that day - so this will fluctuate based on the amount of content being published.”
Fortunately for the mum, she was getting a lot of support from other TikTok users who were eager to help out.
Whittney added: “I cannot believe how supportive everyone has been these last couple of days and I still cannot tell y’all how much I appreciate everybody.
“I cannot believe how many are coming through for us and I will never be able to tell you how grateful I am.”
The video soon went viral on her TikTok account @ whittneydawn_ with over 2.5 million views and 512k likes.
Plenty of people took to the comments to engage with the video and hoped the mum achieved her goal.
Social Media Reaction
One person wrote: “I hope you reach your goal. What a beautiful thing it will be when you achieve your goal.”
Another commented: “Girl, I’m definitely thinking about getting here and asking for help because I’m a single mum, only 22 and kinda struggling financially.”
“Hope you are able to reach your goal and get your 15 seater van!” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “I hope you get your car, almost there.”
“Wishing you the best and hoping you can get the vehicle you need,” claimed a fifth
Someone else added: “Good luck on getting the new vehicle! you got this!”
