In an interview withPeople, she acknowledged, “These have been challenging times.
Many people have struggled: jobs lost, people going hungry.
We’ve learned to count our blessings, the importance of health and family.”
“I worked myself up to almost a mile of swimming laps,” she said.
“Now, can I do that right this second?
But this summer, I’m getting back into the pool.”
In fact, Michelle reassured everyone that we were all feeling the same.
“You’re not going to feel great all the time,” the former first lady confirmed.
“So give yourself a break.”
The former president and first lady were stuck in quarantine with daughters Malia andSasha Obama.
At first, the foursome enjoyed spending quality family time together, but the mood soon changed.
However, “Then the kids would come down later, be a little more surly.”
As the “Becoming” author noted simply, “We ran out of fun stories to tell.”
They came back as young women and our conversations are more peer-oriented than they are mother-to-daughter."
Thankfully, despite the hardships, Michelle reckons that being stuck together for so long strengthened their relationship.
They’re back!"
Malia was studying at Harvard at the time, while Sasha was at the University of Michigan.
Michelle was cognizant of how lucky their family was.
She also empathized with her daughters since young people suffered without stimulation.
Summer mitigated the situation since the warmer weather meant the girls could venture out a little bit more.
