Mrs. Michelle said that raising children is difficult, raising them in the public eye is even more difficult.

Although it has been 3 years since former US President Barack Obama left the White House, his life and his family still receive special attention from international media.

Currently, the former US President and his wife no longer live with their two daughters because they have both entered university. First daughter Malia – 21 years old is a third-year law student at prestigious Harvard University while second daughter Sasha – 18 years old is currently having a new life at the University of Michigan.

During a conversation with television queen Oprah Winfrey this past Saturday in Brooklyn, New York (an event part of Oprah’s 2020 Vision: Your Life In tour series Focus by Oprah Winfrey), Former President Obama’s wife seems to be feeling happy with her current life.

“Our life is great now,” she shared.

However, more than 10 years ago, when her husband took office and the whole family moved to the White House, her two little daughters were only 10 and 7 years old at that time. Raising them was not easy.

Former President Barack Obama’s family in the White House during his time in office.

“It’s difficult to supervise two children on weekends. My husband and I had to worry about every party we would attend, whether there would be alcohol, what the parents of our children’s friends were like. Really every weekend is difficult for me.”

When asked by Winfrey about her experience raising children over the years, Michelle said it was to let her children live their own lives.

“What I want to tell my two children is that they must walk on their own feet.

They cannot define themselves by looking at each other or relying on their parents. In other words, they must take time to discover themselves – who they want to be in the world. I don’t want to impose my thoughts on my two children, nor do I want them to be influenced by world public opinion. I want them to shape their own lives in the future as well as have ways to move and develop in this world.

Therefore, I do not want them to judge themselves by standards from outside influences, but for young girls like my two children, this is difficult to do,” said the former US President’s wife. Share about parenting.

Wife of former US President Michelle Obama with her two daughters.

Mr. Obama also agrees with his wife’s views on raising children. In a conversation, the Former President once expressed: “If you want to teach well, you cannot apply the same method to every child. In order for children to achieve success, parents need to be fair and apply many strategies, based on their children’s personality and nature.”

“You have to give your children space and give them the right to make decisions in life. Kids can make mistakes, but that’s part of growing up,” Obama added.

From childhood, both daughters of former President Obama were taught by their mother the habit of being independent in daily activities, like girls in a normal family.

“The first thing is to establish rules for the White House staff that they are not little princesses,” said Michelle.

The two little girls still regularly make their beds, clean their rooms, wash dishes, set their own alarm clocks… Former President Barack Obama also wanted his two princesses to be able to earn their own money by babysitting. This is also the way for him and his wife to teach their two daughters about money management and the value of money.

Now, when her two daughters are having a new life in a university environment, Mrs. Michelle still does not forget to remind her children every day about the little things in life, such as reminding them to eat lots of green vegetables. than.

“I gave them so much advice that sometimes they got tired,” Michelle humorously shared.

First daughter Malia is a Law student at the prestigious Harvard University while second daughter Sasha is currently having a new life at the University of Michigan.

Even though their children are not around every day, the life of the former presidential couple does not become boring. She shared that she has more energy and time to find the “next chapter” of her life.

“My husband and I have more time and energy for each other. It was just me, him and Bo and Sunny (the two pet dogs of the former President’s family) at the daily meal. But they don’t talk, it’s dogs!”, Mrs. Michelle said again humorously.