Barack Obama Responds To Wife Michelle Saying She Didn’t Like Him For 10 Years
etcanada.comBarack Obama is admitting there is some validity to Michelle Obama‘s gripes about their early marriage. During a sit-down interview with “CBS Mornings” co-host Nate Burleson, the former president responded to his wife’s comments from a panel last year, where she admitted that there was a 10-year period early in her marriage when she “couldn’t stand” her husband.
When asked how he’s been able to get back into Michelle’s good graces, Barack candidly replied that “it sure helps to be out of the White House.” The 61-year-old politician went on to share that having “a little more time” to spend with his spouse has also contributed to their happier marriage. “What also helps though, about children… Michelle, when our girls were growing up, that was priority number one, two, three and four.
And so, I did not fully appreciate, I think, as engaged of a father I was, the degree of stress and tension for her knowing that not just me and Michelle were under scrutiny and in this strange environment, but that we were raising our daughters in a kind of situation that just wasn’t normal,” he explained. “Now that they’re doing good, she’s a little more forgiving of my flaws.
What she’s told me is, ‘Looking back, you did OK as a dad.’ And if I passed that test, then she’ll forgive me most of my other foibles.” In December, Michelle sat down for a panel with Revolt TV alongside Kelly Rowland, H.E.R., Winnie Harlow, Tina Knowles-Lawson and moderator Angie Martinez, where she expanded on the marital struggles she faced with Barack after they married in 1992.
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