Posted on 04/17/2025 6:29:57 PM PDT by simpson96
Former First Lady Michelle Obama is setting the record straight about her marriage, brushing off rumors of a split from former President Barack Obama and calling out the sexist assumptions that fueled them.(snip)
Michelle Obama made it clear that her choices had nothing to do with marital discord. “This year people couldn’t even fathom that I was making a choice for myself,” Obama said. “They had to assume that my husband and I are divorcing. This couldn’t be a grown woman just making a set of decisions for herself, right?”
She added, “That’s what society does to us. We start actually finally going, What am I doing? Who am I doing this for?’ And if it doesn’t fit into the stereotype of what people think we should do, then it gets labeled as something negative and horrible.” The bestselling author and former First Lady, who spent eight years in the White House without scandal — unless one counts Barack Obama’s infamous tan suit — said her efforts to make room for her voice and decisions have often been misinterpreted.
“I feel like it’s time for me to make some big girl decisions about my life and own it fully,” she said. “Because if not now, when? What am I waiting for? Look, the summers are—we’re in the summer countdown at 61, right? It’s not so tragic if something happens to you and you’re 80. So now is the time for me to start asking myself these hard questions of who do I truly want to be every day?” Michelle also spoke about the discomfort women often feel when asserting themselves. “When I say ‘no,’ for the most part, people are like, ‘I get it,’ and I’m OK,” she said. “That’s the thing that we, as women, I think we struggle with — disappointing people.”
Despite the rumor mill, the Obamas have continued to share affectionate public messages.
don’t care if they get divorced. Certainly don’t care if she did not go to a funeral.
The Clintons lead separate lives but it’s not newsworthy and neither is this.
Although in Michelle’s case she keeps discussing it with the public.
Some psychologist once measured the number of words people use when answering a question. The fewer words, the more likely the answer was to be truthful. The more words, the more likely the answer was untruthful.
Indeed can’t use not having the money as an excuse.
Adam was first formed, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.1 Timothy 2:13-14.
I love women, but they're subject to deception especially those that do not have the Lord.
"But he's gay!"
Barry is a down-low brotha. He's never coming out of the closet.
My response? Two out of three ain't bad. LOL, we raised three children together and just celebrated our 38th wedding anniversary.
Fathers learn to let stuff roll off their backs from the get go. As for that son, we're looking forward to his emergence as the prodigal son. I'd appreciate sooner rather than later, I turn 71 in a couple of weeks.
Michele - you have never done anything in your life except be a first Lady thanks to a man named Barack Obama.
No one is expecting you to do anything else with your life because you are a has-been First Lady. Deal with it.
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