though i am still processing thru + healing from the harm/abuse caused by my ex, i am still so grateful for him and for us.

just knowing him taught me so much

on the topic of marginalization, i learned a lot of what it& #39;s like to:

- be raised with real poverty
- be a white Puerto Rican
- be a white person in a Black family
- be from 1 of the only 2 white families in a predominantly Black school

(this thread begins to break down why being positioned in/near Blackness matters, how whites can acquire intergenerational trauma thru this mechanism) https://twitter.com/obaa_boni/status/1252296124054077441">https://twitter.com/obaa_boni...

those experiences gave us both such invaluable perspective + insight into how our society works.

how capitalism works
how race is defined + functions
how cops terrorize all poor ppl, for being poor