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'We’re living like it’s not happening': Michelle Obama opens up about menopause
Guardian (UK) ^ | 8/13/2020 | Joanna Walters

Posted on 08/13/2020 5:05:15 PM PDT by simpson96

Michelle Obama made a point of breaking taboos about women’s health in the latest episode of her new podcast, talking about going through menopause in the workplace, weight, ageing and image.

In a conversation with Samantha Malone, a longtime friend and Washington DC-based obstetrician and gynecologist, the former first lady shared a story about having a hot flash while on Marine One, the presidential helicopter, before an event with then-president Barack Obama.

“It was like somebody put a furnace in my core and turned it on high,” she remembered. “And then everything started melting. And I thought, ‘Well this is crazy, I can’t, I can’t, I can’t do this.’(snip)

The former first lady said her husband had been “surrounded by women in his cabinet, many going through menopause and he could see it, he could see it in somebody, ‘cause sweat would start pouring, and he’s like, well what’s going on, you know, and it’s like, no, this is just how we live.”

She said he “didn’t fall apart because he found out there were several women in his staff that were going through menopause” but “was just sort of like, oh, well turn the air conditioner on …”(snip)

“Women are rewarded for not looking their age, you know, it’s like, oh, she snapped back, she doesn’t even look like she ever had a baby – so that’s essentially saying, she doesn’t look like she’s maturing.”

Obama said she stands 5ft 11in tall “and I have hips, and thighs”.

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1 posted on 08/13/2020 5:05:15 PM PDT by simpson96
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Who cares about her opinions anyways?

Is this the best she can come up with to address with the country the shape it’s in?


2 posted on 08/13/2020 5:06:06 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: simpson96

Mike is suffering from low T.


3 posted on 08/13/2020 5:07:17 PM PDT by ChuckHam
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Stfuysb


4 posted on 08/13/2020 5:07:22 PM PDT by Track9 (Islam: Turning everything it touches to ShiÂ’ite since 632 AD)
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Trannies have menopause? Who knew?


5 posted on 08/13/2020 5:07:45 PM PDT by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches, and get with what's real.)
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Obama said she stands 5ft 11in tall “and I have hips, and thighs”.

And a certain appendage that's rumored to be over 10 inches long.

6 posted on 08/13/2020 5:07:59 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Trust the plan of the 17th letter of the English alphabet!)
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Shut up Mike! I lived through my wife’s menopause and I barely managed to survive. The emotional scars will be with me forever.


7 posted on 08/13/2020 5:08:07 PM PDT by dljordan
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I thought Baraq was going to hit menopause before her.


8 posted on 08/13/2020 5:08:41 PM PDT by libh8er
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Just waiting for the comments about big Mike and menopause.


9 posted on 08/13/2020 5:08:49 PM PDT by rllngrk33 (The only thing goverment does efficiently is waste taxpayer money.)
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Just waiting for the comments about big Mike and menopause.


10 posted on 08/13/2020 5:09:22 PM PDT by rllngrk33 (The only thing goverment does efficiently is waste taxpayer money.)
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We dont want to know about your menopause

Good lord you think the world revolves around your genitals

Makes me sick


11 posted on 08/13/2020 5:09:32 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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“It was like somebody put a furnace in my core and turned it on high,” she remembered. “And then everything started melting.”

.... When that happens to me, I usually turn to Pepto-Bismol.


12 posted on 08/13/2020 5:09:49 PM PDT by semaj (Death to Traitors!)
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I recently wrote The Guardian telling them about the difficulties I'm having with my prostate.

Not a word of response though.

13 posted on 08/13/2020 5:10:41 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Just Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election!)
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14 posted on 08/13/2020 5:10:42 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Systemic liberalism is the problem.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

One can only imagine Baraq and Mitchell standing by their bed and looking at the full length mirror in front comparing penis sizes. How inadequate must Baraq feel.


15 posted on 08/13/2020 5:12:16 PM PDT by libh8er
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Yah...but remember,Chelsea Manning has this to look forward to in about 20 years.
16 posted on 08/13/2020 5:12:19 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Just Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election!)
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It’s bizarre how progs are so consistently disgusting.

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17 posted on 08/13/2020 5:13:01 PM PDT by TLI (ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: Old Yeller

“It was like somebody put a furnace in my core and turned it on high,” she remembered. “And then everything started melting.”

Mike has Hemorrhoids........LOL


18 posted on 08/13/2020 5:13:05 PM PDT by mplc51
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To: rllngrk33

As that even possible?


19 posted on 08/13/2020 5:13:47 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: Secret Agent Man

“”””We dont want to know about your menopause”””

I thought you wrote MAN PAWS.


20 posted on 08/13/2020 5:14:12 PM PDT by shelterguy
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