In honour of Mother’s Day, former US First Lady Michelle has a beautiful message for her mother, Marian Shields Robinson.
Alongside a sweet picture of three generations of women, daughters, Malia and Sasha, herself and her mom, Michelle says “she’s (Marian) always listened more than she lectured; observed more than she demonstrated. In doing so, she allowed me to think for myself and develop my own voice.”
Read Michelle’s message to her mother:
“Growing up, every time I’d come home from school with a story to share, my mother was there with a snack and a listening ear to hear about what was on my mind. When I came home with a tale about my disastrous second-grade classroom, she marched into the school to figure out what was going on. And as I grew older, including up through my years as First Lady, she was always there for me as a guiding light through whatever fog was clouding my path. She’s always listened more than she lectured; observed more than she demonstrated. In doing so, she allowed me to think for myself and develop my own voice.
