Barack Obama: Dropping Malia at college was "like open-heart surgery"

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The Hill‏ @thehill 14m14 minutes ago
Obama: Dropping Malia at college was "like open-heart surgery" http://hill.cm/uaGLwzC


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Obama said at an event for the Beau Biden Foundation on Monday that when he brought Malia Obama to start her freshman year at Harvard University, he was proud of himself for not crying in front of her.

"For those of us who have daughters, it just happens fast. I dropped off Malia at college, and I was saying to Joe and Jill Biden that it was a little bit like open-heart surgery," Obama said, CNN reported Tuesday.

"I was proud that I did not cry in front of her. But on the way back, the Secret Service was off, looking straight ahead, pretending they weren't hearing me as I sniffled and blew my nose," he said. "It was rough."

Obama said that while dropping his eldest child off at college was difficult, he called the experience "a reminder that, at the end of our lives, whatever else we've accomplished, the things that we'll remember are the joys that our children — and hopefully way later, our grandchildren — bring us."

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[Madam45for2923]

1. Shivers!

[Pacifist Patriot]

3. Indeed!

I dropped my first born off at college two years ago. Brought back all the feelings in a rush!

[SharonAnn]

18. At least you're anesthitized before surgery.

[meow2u3]

2. K&R for sheer human decency

[janterry]

4. Awww, mine started HS this year

so I'm getting ready

[Botany]

5. God how I miss the Obamas and Bidens

The are such good people.

[Greybnk48]

6. I miss this beautiful family!

They brought such compassion and joy to this country, when it was permitted.

[redwitch]

7. When I dropped my sons off at college I felt like my heart was ripped out of my chest.

It also occurred to me that I couldn't imagine dropping them off at boot camp for military service.
My pride in them and excitement for them about their new adventure was definitely took a back seat to the nearly overwhelming grief at what felt like a huge loss.

I love President Obama. He gets me.

[blueinredohio]

8. I'm with him I know the feeling

[Lotusflower70]

9. Wow just wow

That was beautiful and so relatable. I miss them so much. Congrats on raising such fine young women and best wishes for the whole family.

[oberliner]

10. Why does he say: "for those of us who have daughters..." ?

Why differentiate from people with sons?

[bigtree]

11. lol

[oberliner]

12. I don't understand this response

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I'm wondering what was meant by how someone with daughters would react differently than someone with sons. It seems like he deliberately didn't say children, but, rather, daughters.

[bigtree]

14. lolol

[LanternWaste]

19. LOL, part II.

LOL, part II.

Sometimes, ya just gotta wonder how difficult they work to take exception to one of the most benign statement ever uttered by a father...

[lindysalsagal]

13. Been there. Cried that.

[Duppers]

21. Same here.

Dropped my one and only and cried like a baby.

I can definitely empathize with President Obama. I ❤ that man.

[NastyRiffraff]

15. I'm tearing up just reading about it

What a good man he is.

[jalan48]

16. He's a great father.

[hibbing]

17. Kleenex time

Damn I miss him and his wonderful family. Always with grace, dignity, class and so much more.

Peace

[George II]

20. Obama is a human with emotions, and a great father. Just a normal American family man.

He has more compassion in that waving hand than the guy who replaced him has in his entire body.

And look at the size of that hand!

[bpj62]

22. Yes it is.

Dropped my daughter off at Ohio University in August. The amount of pride, joy and sadness that was running through me was very hard to control. He is a husband and a parent first. Damn I miss his leadership. Events like last Sunday wouldntbhave occurred the way they did under his watch. Puerto Rico wouldn't be suffering like it is either.

[Hekate]

23. God, how I miss them all

[raven mad]

24. It's hard when they grow up.

It's great when you know you've helped raise beautiful brilliant kids.

And my kids are raising beautiful brilliant kids!