The 1 piece of advice Michelle Obama has always given her daughters. (via CNBCMakeIt)
As the 44th President of the United States of America Barack Obama takes the stage, with his daughters Sasha and Malia and wife Michelle at his side, at Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, November 4, 2008.
"Every weekend was hard following these little girls around," Obama said. "We had to worry about what parties they were going to, whether there was alcohol, I had to know who the parents were, so every weekend for me was hard." When asked by Winfrey if there was a "running theme" of advice Obama had for her daughters while they were growing up, she said it was to live their own lives."They cannot define themselves by looking at each other or looking at me or their dad.
"So, I don't want them measuring themselves by external influences, and for young girls, that is hard to do.", Obama said she also texts her daughters daily reminders, like, "Did I ever tell you to remember things like are you eating some green things?" Obama said.With no kids at home, Obama said she has energy and time to spend figuring out her next chapter in life.
"[Barack and I] have more emotional time, emotional energy. It's just me and him and [the family dogs] Bo and Sunny and dinner. And they don't talk, the dogs.""But if you're with the person, if you know why you're with them, you understand that there is a friendship and a foundation there — that may feel like it goes away during some of those hard times, but it's something that we always come back to.
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