I almost cried, not just at the truth and beauty of your words, but at how similar this whole thing was to me. I am almost 14 and you are 20 and we probably don’t live in the same city and we don’t know each other and I am lightskin and mixed, yet despite these differences, our experiences are scarily similar. I’m so sorry you had to burn that dress. I know it’s the least of your losses, but I feel like it symbolizes so much. Please have a wonderful night ma’am.