Yeah. I had a very distant dad when I was six (until high school or so), and it makes a permanent dent in your ability to have a real relationship with him, even if he tries to fix it later.
I completely get that Obama has made a careful and thoughtful choice and I am sure he is trying his best with his kids. But the history of how First Children turn out is not reassuring, and for them to be dealing with it so young seems particularly cruel.
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I completely get that Obama has made a careful and thoughtful choice and I am sure he is trying his best with his kids. But the history of how First Children turn out is not reassuring, and for them to be dealing with it so young seems particularly cruel.