For the first time, Michelle Obama talks about her decision to skip the second inauguration of President Donald Trump – and she doesn’t stay.
During April 23, the episode of her podcast “Imo with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson” co -organized with her brother, the former first lady addressed public control and rumors that followed her absence.
“My decision to skip the inauguration – or my selection decision at the beginning of this year, which suited me – has encountered such mockery and criticism,” Michelle Obama said.
Condemnation
Michelle Obama explained that skipping the event had nothing to do with her marriage with former President Barack Obama and responded to a viral rumor that claimed that their relationship was on the rocks.
“People couldn’t believe I didn’t say for no other reason. They had to assume that my marriage was breaking down,” she said.
Choice over perception
Michelle Obama stressed that she intentionally chose what was right for her, even though it meant against the public’s expectations.
“It took me everything I didn’t do the thing that” she was right, “or was perceived as right, but he did things that were right for me,” Obama said.
She even shared how she was mentally committed, that she didn’t participate in the event: “It started to wear anything. I was glad,” If I don’t, I have to tell my team, I don’t even want to have a dress, “” she revealed. “
Therapy and say “no”
Obama, 60, shared that therapy played an important role in helping her to tell her to say no, including skipping other important events like being buried by former President Jimmy Carter.
“Browsing therapies to make me look at the fact that maybe, maybe I’m finally good enough,” she thought.
She also noted that participation in events separately from her husband is part of her developing strategy to set healthy boundaries.
“It’s the muscles you have to build,” she said that she said no. “And I think we suffered, because it’s almost like we started training late in life to build the muscle, right now I’m starting to build it.”
Strengthening the position of the next generation
Michelle Obama expressed the desire for younger women, especially her daughters Malia (26 years, and Sasha, 23 years, began to break the self -sacrifice cycles soon.
“I want our daughters … I want my girls to start practicing different strategies as to say” no. “”
She added that she is constantly trying to be a symbol of moral perfection, sending an incorrect message.
“After all, what I did in this world … If I still show them that I have to … go high all the time, even in the face of many hypocrishes and contradictions, everything I do is keep the crazy bar that our mothers and grandmothers have set for us.”
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