“I never expected this amount of support,” said Division I athlete Emily Scheck, who was disowned by her family when they discovered she had a girlfriend.
Source: NCAA athlete disowned by family ends fundraising after campaign surpasses $100,000
Strangers show the love and support her family could not…
“I now know that family is not always something you have, but something you find.” Amen, sister. So glad she found the family she needed.
Blood is thicker than water. no arrangement can replace her family.
She needs to make peace with them.
I’m not sure I agree, in two different ways: it’s they who might want to make peace with her, and honestly I’ve seen too many cases where the family you choose ends up being more meaningful and long lasting than any blood ties could ever be.