Craig Robinson ended up going to Princeton, and Obama followed him soon after, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in and later pursuing her Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School three years later. Robinson and Fraser were more than proud to contribute to their children's education by paying part of their tuition, even if that pushed them to take out loans behind their children's back.
Robinson explained :. When Barack Obama won the presidency in , Robinson accepted her daughter's invitation to move with them to the White House because she was worried about their safety and her granddaughters. Although Robinson might have preferred to stay in Chicago, she found the perfect role that made her feel at home in Washington: being a grandma.
Malia and Sasha Obama were just 7 and 10 years old when their parents took over the most prominent roles of their lives. Still, Robinson's presence, according to Obama, made the transition easier for the girls.
Robinson was there to substitute Obama whenever she had engagements outside the country, or at odds hours. The doting grandma accompanied the girls to school — alongside a dozen of armed bodyguards — and taught them how to do their laundry after talking the White House staff into allowing her that chore. Robinson also kept herself from the cameras, avoiding giving interviews, or even making more public appearances than necessary.
She enjoyed going out and not being recognized, something that worked in her favor whenever she escaped to Las Vegas or across the street to buy something at CVS. In , when asked on her first-ever televised interview if she missed the White House, Robinson said she just missed the staff, as they had become like family to her.
Obama added to that, saying that some of the staff that used to work with them sometimes visit the former first grandma in Chicago, which is a testament to how loved she was in the White House. Women with Will. TV Shows. The Robinsons lived in a brick bungalow on the South Side of Chicago. Fraser was a pump operator for the Chicago Water Department, and despite being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at a young age, he hardly ever missed a day of work.
Marian stayed home to raise Michelle and her older brother Craig, skillfully managing a busy household filled with love, laughter, and important life lessons.
After a few years, Mrs. Obama decided her true calling was working with people to serve their communities and their neighbors. She served as assistant commissioner of planning and development in Chicago's City Hall before becoming the founding executive director of the Chicago chapter of Public Allies, an AmeriCorps program that prepares youth for public service. In , Mrs. Obama joined the University of Chicago with a vision of bringing campus and community together.
Michelle Obama wished her mom a happy birthday on Twitter Thursday, calling her "the woman who taught me how to think for myself". Michelle Obama is ringing in her mom's special day with a sweet message. The former first lady, 57, shared a heartwarming Twitter post on Thursday to celebrate her mom Marian Robinson 's 84th birthday. Your belief that I mattered, even when I was just a little girl, led me to where I am today," she wrote.
Love you, mom! Obama shared a sweet candid of the two along with her message, posting a photo that appeared to be snapped while she and Robinson are mid-laugh.
In the photo, the mother and daughter duo are dressed in complementary white outfits.
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