salon.com - 11/14/2008
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The next first lady is an accomplished lawyer. But with the media focused on her clothes and family, Bamalot is starting to look a lot like Camelot.
celebritybabyscoop.com - 11/12/2008
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Barack Obama may be the new president ,
but when it comes to parent-teacher meetings, ballet recitals...
and reading Harry Potter with his girls, he says he’s just like the rest of us. The new issue of Us Weekly details the special bond ...
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Barack Obama: “I Think I’m A Pretty Cool ...
blogs.wsj.com - 11/12/2008
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blogs.wsj.com —
I don't envy Michelle Obama her next job:
Picking a school for Malia and Sasha. Michelle Obama...
As self-described "Mommy-in-Chief," Ms. Obama is putting parenting the girls, ages 10 and 7, atop her White House priority list, the Chicago Tribune reports ...
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School Choice: Where Should the Obama Kids Go?
celebrity-babies.com - 11/12/2008
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Will Michelle Obama Spark the Next 'Mommy Wars' Skirmish?
PunditMom —
... efforts. As first lady, Mrs. Obama has said, she plans to make herself an advocate for working parents, particularly military families, urging better access to child care for all. Trying to juggle public duties with two young children, she will be a living illustration of the very issue she describes. “She’s going to be engaging in the balancing act herself,” said Doris Kearns Goodwin, the presidential historian.Which leads some to ask, is this the "momification" of Michelle? When I lamented to a friend about how it seemed that both the media ...
Michelle Obama - Mom-in-Chief and so Much More
ParentDish —
... discussion about the future First Family, is that Michelle Obama was a successful career woman in her own right before the Presidential campaign began. Talk today focuses on her role in the White House as being First Mom or mom-in-Chief, appropriately so, since she's using those terms herself. But the fact that she's been slowing chipping away at her own career over the years to support her husband's shouldn't go without notice. Slate has an excellent piece on the momification of Michelle Obama. It points to a recent article in the NYT that talks about ...
Hail to the Mom-in-Chief, Granny-in-Chief, Sister-in-Chief...
MojoMom —
... over her lifetime. Should it be different? Should this work be shared more equitably, or rewarded with social recognition and benefits (perhaps Social Security credit)? Let's make sure we get to that public aspect of the conversation. In the meantime I don't see how anyone can truly criticize Michelle. Many of us have had to put family first during moves and job transitions. Sometimes it is truly a wrenching decision but still completely necessary to do so. If anything in the world would require family leave, I think it would be one's spouse becoming President. Stanley ...
Motherhood and Michelle
Love Isn't Enough —
... “she is not interested in shaping policy or reserving a seat for herself at her husband’s decision-making table. She prefers, at least for now, to focus on easing the transition for Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7 — getting them in new schools, settled and comfortable with a new way of life.” Indeed, Michelle herself has been flogging the term “mom-in-chief” as the cheerily unthreatening title she’ll assume when she gets to the White House. Read more… ...
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Michelle Obama: White House Dog Coming Soon! - Michelle Obama
people.com 2/26/2009 — Michelle and Barack Obama with daughters Malia, left, and Sasha The whole world, it seems, wants to know: What kind of dog are the Obamas getting and, for goodness sake, when? Speaking to PEOPLE at the White House recently, Michelle Obama leaned in ...
Michelle Obama Pregnant?
blogs.babble.com 7/9/2009 — Is First Lady Michelle Obama hiding something under her dress, namely, a baby? Sure, she has said in the past that she and Barack had no plans for more children, but people change their minds all the time, right?!
Michelle Obama Talks Parenting To People Magazine
knockedupcelebs.com 2/26/2009 — Michelle Obama , The First Lady, covers this week’s issue of People magazine. I know as a parent she intrests me because I wonder how she handles her roles as wife, First Lady and mother. She talks about family and the new dog that will soon be joining the family.
Barack and Michelle Obama are Still Parents First
babble.com 3/12/2009 — How long did your parent teacher conference last this year, 5 to 10 minutes? Was your child's teacher awed by your presence?
No, mine either.
I'm guessing this wasn't the case for Sasha Obama's parent teacher conference.
Michelle Obama is Pregnant!
babble.com 1/29/2009 — Order that diaper cake - Michelle Obama is pregnant! There are unconfirmed reports coming out of Washington D.C. that the First Lady is expecting a baby...
Michelle Obama changes the way moms dress
parentdish.com 11/13/2008 — Filed under: Just for moms , Mommy musts Admit it: one of the most fascinating things about the Presidential election was what everyone wore on the campaign trail. No, not the men -- the women! We all know about Sarah Palin and her $150,000 closet ...
Michelle Obama Wants To Be A Role Model
celebritypwn.com 4/1/2009 — So, I think we've all done the Michelle Obama isn't pregnant thing to death.
What we haven't discussed though, is her dedication to her workout regimen.
Colbert solves the healthcare crisis. Really. —
Booster Shots 11/15/2008
Enough with this talk about President-elect Barack Obama's healthcare plan. What Americans really need are hormones to gradually change women into men, a drug to increase their cholesterol enough so that they can take cholesterol-lowering drugs, and ...
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