Still, she was able to recognize how special the moment was and found some silver linings in the process. “This time has allowed us to get some stolen moments back with our girls,” Mrs. Obama explained. “Those recaptured moments have meant the world to us, and I think they’ve made our relationships with our children even stronger.”
With family reunions, of course, comes shifting dynamics, especially when your children grow into adulthood. “There’s something about witnessing your children become adults and developing a different relationship with them,” she noted. “They didn’t come back into the house into the same set of rules because I didn’t want them to miss out on independence. They came back as young women, and our conversations are more peer-oriented than they are mother-to-daughter.”
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The
Obama Presidential Center is expected to break ground in Chicago’s southwest Jackson Park neighborhood later this year.
To celebrate the forthcoming event,
Michelle Obama shared an empowering message on social media and revealed the words that will be added to the exterior of the building in three different languages,
PEOPLE reports: “You Are America.” In her post, Obama noted the significance of the message and spoke about how the center aims to inspire and support “young leaders.”
(Obama Foundation)
“Growing up on the South Side, it was easy to feel removed from the corridors of power in Washington or even at City Hall,” Obama wrote. “Today, we unveil the words that will appear on the exterior of the Obama Presidential Center as a reminder that we stand on the shoulders of those who marched in Selma and all those who came before us and that the task of progress is now in our hands.”