Michelle Obama Reveals More About Growing Up In Chicago

<h4>Michelle Obama Reveals More About Growing Up In Chicago<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>OpenLife Nigeria reports that former American first lady and author of a new book&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Light We Carry&comma;”Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama&comma; has reflected on what her parents taught her that shaped her life to the number address in the world&colon; The White House&period; Michelle  who made this disclosure on twitter wrote&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>I wouldn’t be who I am today if it wasn’t for my parents&comma; Fraser and Marian Robinson&period; The lessons they taught me&comma; the support they gave me&comma; and the love they showed me — that foundation might be the most important gift of my entire journey&period; Here are just a couple of values they instilled in me&colon;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Watching my father struggle with his health was incredibly difficult for me&comma; but I still carry the lessons that he taught me about perseverance to this day&period; He used to say&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;You fall&comma; you get back up&comma; you carry on&comma;” and he showed me that it was okay to lean on something or someone in order to make it through life&period;  <&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>My mother taught me how to think for myself and use my voice&period; She has been a constant as I continue to navigate life—teaching me how to raise each of my daughters for who they are&comma; and always reminding me that when days get tough&comma; there’s always a place for me at home&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We will always like you here&comma;” she says&period; There is no way Barack  and I would have gotten through our time in the White House without her&comma; and I am so grateful she’s been there for us on our journey&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;em><em><strong>&num;TheLightWeCarry is dedicated to them&period; I’ll forever be thankful for the flame they lit inside of me&comma;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em> she stated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;