Over the past few months, rumors have been swirling that Barack and Michelle Obama are heading for divorce. These claims allege that Barack and Michelle have been living “separate lives” for quite some time.
Now, Michelle is opening up about a “nightmare” situation that she previously found herself in with her and Barack’s two daughters Malia and Sasha.
Michelle’s Parenting ‘Nightmare’
Both Malia, 26, and Sasha, 23, began smoking cigarettes when they were teenagers living in the White House. In a recent interview, Michelle admitted that it was a “nightmare” keeping their smoking out of the tabloids.
“That was a lot of work, and it got harder as they got older,” said Michelle, 61.
“They had to drive and they had to go to prom and they were on teams and they traveled to other schools and they had to do college searches, and they went to parties and they had drinks, and they tried out smoking and they did all the things,” Michelle continued. “And every weekend was a nightmare, because we had to work to make sure that them being regular teenagers didn’t wind up on Page Six.”
Michelle went on to say that as a parent, this period required “a lot of intentionality.”
“When your kids are under the security of the Secret Service, you almost have to work twice as hard to make their life normal,” Michelle explained. “Imagine setting up the first play date or the first time the kids get invited to a play date. The process of having my children at your house meant that an advanced team had to come and question and search your house and ask if you had drugs and guns.”
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Michelle’s New Mission With Sasha And Malia
Now that Malia and Sasha are adults, Michelle wants to ensure that they can handle the pressures that come with being the daughters of a former president.
“We call that the Obama tax for them,” she stated. “You’ll have it the rest of your life, but you also have a lot of benefits. I’m trying to make this feel normal to them, because you don’t want them to start thinking, number one, they’re full of themselves, that any of this is about them and that their job is to go about their lives.”
When asked what mindset she wants her daughters to have, Michelle replied, “This world is not about you. This is just your dad’s job.”
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Obama Divorce Rumors
This comes at a difficult time for the entire Obama family. Indeed, they’ve spent months being plagued by rumors that Michelle and Barack, 63, are divorcing.
These divorce rumors escalated back in January, when Michelle skipped both the funeral of Jimmy Carter and the inauguration of Donald Trump. Indeed, she was the only living former First Lady to miss both of these events.
“I have been hearing this rumor that the Obamas are getting a divorce by reputable people,” political commentator Meghan McCain said on reporter Tara Palmeri’s podcast back in January. “I’m not talking about TMZ, I’m not talking about Perez Hilton, although I love him, he’s my friend.”
“I’m talking about like very serious journalists telling me that they’re hearing that the Obama divorce rumors are true,” she added.
“We’ve heard that for a long time,” replied Tara, who has long covered Washington politics. “Like I just heard that they live separate lives.”
Listen to Meghan and Tara talk more about this in the clip below.
Michelle has been trying to shoot down these divorce rumors as of late. According to her, there is no truth to them. However, she has frequently bashed Barack on her new podcast IMO as of late. Michelle has also used her podcast to complain about life in the White House.
This has only continued to add fuel to the rumors that she really is divorcing Barack. Indeed, her latest “nightmare” revelation will do nothing to help Michelle’s case that all is well in her marriage.
The Obamas have been married since 1992. Only time will tell if the Obama marriage is actually able to stand the test of time!
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