AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Michelle Obama says she doesn't miss raising her daughters — and critics aren't letting it slide
Former First Lady Michelle Obama told Jon Stewart she felt no longing after her adult daughters left home, a remark that drew sharp criticism from conservatives who say it revealed something deeper than empty-nest relief. Obama appeared on Stewart's "IMO" podcast this week and answered his question about whether she missed the daily work of […] The post Michelle Obama says she doesn't miss raising her daughters — and critics aren't letting it slide appeared first on American Almanac .
Former First Lady Michelle Obama told Jon Stewart she felt no longing after her adult daughters left home, a remark that drew sharp criticism from conservatives who say it revealed something deeper than empty-nest relief. Obama appeared on Stewart's "IMO" podcast this week and answered his question about whether she missed the daily work of parenting with two words: "I'm good." She then expanded on the point in a way that turned a casual podcast exchange into a public flashpoint. Fox News Digital reported that Obama contrasted her own reaction to her daughters leaving for college with her husband's. Barack Obama cried. Michelle Obama, by her own telling, did not. "I don't miss them. I don't. I love them. I'm going to see them tonight…Open