Just a few days back, Michelle Obama’s brother revealed his first memories of the former US President Barack Obama on The Michelle Obama Podcast - his posture, confidence, and drive to be the leader of America. They touched a bit upon situations surrounding Obama’s campaigns during Presidential elections.
In the same episode of the podcast, Michelle expanded the topic to explain her emotional status at the moment.
Former FLOTUS said that she was “nervous” for not being able to speak with her father during Obama’s run for office. Her father Fraser C. Robinson III died in the year 1991 following complications from a long-time illness. To Michelle, her father was a motivator, somebody who was the source of her happiness and strength. Michelle recalled that her father would do double-checks, gut-checks to ensure she was happy, strong, and her stamina only went up.
After she lost her father, she would turn to her brother Craig Robinson if she needed to talk something out, or for emotional support.
In conversation with her brother, the 56-year-old said, "For all the things that dad would do, for that double-check. For that gut check, for that, I'm feeling nervous, just like when Barack was running for office. I mean, it's like, talking to you about my fears about it, having you assure me that this is gonna be OK - you were the one that said 'you married a guy who has this kind of ambition, and this, in his heart, so, what are you gonna do'. You might, I don't know if you remember what you said.”
Replying to his sister, Craig said that she wanted Barack to be like her father, but that wasn’t fair – and Barack wasn’t that kind of a guy who could be molded, he was “special.” Craig also warned Mitchell that if she tried to pressurize him into doing something he didn’t want to do, their marriage would definitely fail.
On a previous occasion, Michell has described the death of her father as “a hole in her heart,” while also saying that his memory motivates her every day of her life.
Michelle Obama is one of the most influential females in the entire history of America. With all that she has done for the society, there is no doubt that she has paid her dues – and now has become the pride of humanity.