The Obamas Talk About What Almost Broke Their Marriage

The Obamas talk about how their now fairytale relationship was once headed for divorce.

Both Barack and Michelle recall how their relationship was once headed towards splitsville when Barack was facing career troubles and Michelle was having domestic issues in their household:

Michelle, like so many other working mothers, was the one expected to bear most of the parenting burden that only intensified with the birth of Sasha.

“You only think about yourself,” she would say to him again and again in a tone dripping with disdain. “I never thought I’d have to raise a family alone.” Barack, convinced that whatever time he devoted to his career would ultimately benefit his wife and daughter, shrugged off the criticism.

“Barack just doesn’t seem to care what I think,” a frustrated Michelle complained to her mother, Marian Robinson. “He can be so selfish – and I just can’t get through to him that we’re supposed to be in this together.”

At one point, she went so far as to question whether, after eight years of marriage, their days as a couple were numbered.

Their openness is what makes the Obamas so relatable. They can recount their shortcomings and use their experiences to help Americans get through their own struggles.  This is what has made so many Americans fall in love with them in the first place.

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