Michelle Obama Says Her Greatest Achievement Is Her Daughters

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

First Lady Michelle Obama assured when taking stock of her almost eight years in the White House that the greatest achievement she has achieved has been her daughters, Malia and Sasha.

This was told to the presenter Oprah Winfrey during a summit on women in Washington.

"You know, really, what makes me most proud is my daughters," said the wife of President Barack Obama when answering the question of what has made him the most proud of these almost eight years in the capital.

Sasha and Malia Obama, who arrived with their parents at the White House as girls, are now 15 and 17 years old, respectively, and have accompanied their parents on their trips around the United States and the world.

"Our first job in life, as women, is to know ourselves," said the first lady during a chat with Oprah on Tuesday.

Michelle Obama and her daughters Malia and Sasha.

"We just went to Malia's high school graduation, and we are now seeing how Sasha is going to high school," he said. "And I am very proud of that pair, and how they have managed to handle this situation, and how they have managed to continue being themselves, just little ones trying to understand everything."

Michelle Obama stressed that she feared that the passage by the presidency could affect her daughters. “Like every mother, it gives me a deep breath to know that I did not spoil my daughters. And every day I cross my fingers, hoping that I'm doing the right thing with them, and that I'm giving them a solid foundation for them to be great people.”

Malia's graduation took place last Friday at a private school in Washington under the strictest privacy. Now, the young woman is preparing to do internships at the United States embassy in Madrid and, after completing a gap year, will begin her university studies at Harvard.

The First Lady has been an avid spokesperson for various causes, such as the fight against overweight, bullying, support for military families, and girls' access to education. "This is all a job that will continue," said the first lady. "Those problems will not end in what I have left of life."