InBecoming, Obama showed her vulnerability and revealed what it was like to be thrust into the public eye.
“You have the world watching every move you make.
Your life isn’t yours anymore.”
Obama has faced challenges her whole life, though.
While she made it to the Ivy League school, she still had to deal with racism on campus.
“One of my roommates moved out because her mother was horrified I was black,” said Obama.
“She felt her daughter was in danger.”
“It’s important to keep that truth right there.
My grandfather’s grandmother was in bondage.
Obama also discussed her relationship with husband Barack, from theirearly courtshiptotheir marriage.
“My relationship with Barack was all about our partnership,” she said.
She said that she even cried when leaving the presidential residence.
At the same time, though, her husband no longer being president lifted a burden from her shoulders.
“It’s absolutely freeing.”
Obama didn’t completely disappear from the public eye after leaving the White House.
But she hinted that life may be slowing down for the family in the future.
At the same time, Obama added that she realizes what an opportunity she and her husband have.
“We’ve got this platform,” she said.
