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veseenitinteachersinanear-bankruptschooldistrictwhovowedtokeepteachingwithoutpay.

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regoingtorunmarathons…intheyoungmanblindedbyabombinAfghanistanwhosaid,simply,"

…I'

dgivemyeyes100timesagaintohavethechancetodowhatIhavedoneandwhatIcanstilldo."

Everyday,thepeopleImeetinspireme…everyday,theymakemeproud…everydaytheyremindmehowblessedwearetoliveinthegreatestnationonearth.

ServingasyourFirstLadyisanhonorandaprivilege…butbackwhenwefirstcametogetherfouryearsago,Istillhadsomeconcernsaboutthisjourneywe'

dbegun.

WhileIbelieveddeeplyinmyhusband'

svisionforthiscountry…andIwascertainhewouldmakeanextraordinaryPresident…likeanymother,Iwasworriedaboutwhatitwouldmeanforourgirlsifhegotthatchance.

Howwouldwekeepthemgroundedundertheglareofthenationalspotlight?

Howwouldtheyfeelbeinguprootedfromtheirschool,theirfriends,andtheonlyhomethey'

deverknown?

OurlifebeforemovingtoWashingtonwasfilledwithsimplejoys…Saturdaysatsoccergames,Sundaysatgrandma'

shouse…andadatenightforBarackandmewaseitherdinneroramovie,becauseasanexhaustedmom,Icouldn'

tstayawakeforboth.

Andthetruthis,Ilovedthelifewehadbuiltforourgirls…IdeeplylovedthemanIhadbuiltthatlifewith…andIdidn'

twantthattochangeifhebecamePresident.

IlovedBarackjustthewayhewas.

Yousee,eventhoughbackthenBarackwasaSenatorandapresidentialcandidate…tome,hewasstilltheguywho'

dpickedmeupforourdatesinacarthatwassorustedout,Icouldactuallyseethepavementgoingbythroughaholeinthepassengersidedoor…hewastheguywhoseproudestpossessionwasacoffeetablehe'

dfoundinadumpster,andwhoseonlypairofdecentshoeswashalfasizetoosmall.

ButwhenBarackstartedtellingmeabouthisfamily–that'

swhenIknewIhadfoundakindredspirit,someonewhosevaluesandupbringingweresomuchlikemine.

Yousee,BarackandIwerebothraisedbyfamilieswhodidn'

thavemuchinthewayofmoneyormaterialpossessionsbutwhohadgivenussomethingfarmorevaluable–theirunconditionallove,theirunflinchingsacrifice,andthechancetogoplacestheyhadneverimaginedforthemselves.

Myfatherwasapumpoperatoratthecitywaterplant,andhewasdiagnosedwithMultipleSclerosiswhenmybrotherandIwereyoung.

Andevenasakid,Iknewtherewereplentyofdayswhenhewasinpain…Iknewtherewereplentyofmorningswhenitwasastruggleforhimtosimplygetoutofbed.

Buteverymorning,Iwatchedmyfatherwakeupwithasmile,grabhiswalker,prophimselfupagainstthebathroomsink,andslowlyshaveandbuttonhisuniform.

Andwhenhereturnedhomeafteralongday'

swork,mybrotherandIwouldstandatthetopofthestairstoourlittleapartment,patientlywaitingtogreethim…watchingashereacheddowntoliftoneleg,andthentheother,toslowlyclimbhiswayintoourarms.

Butdespitethesechallenges,mydadhardlyevermissedadayofwork…heandmymomweredeterminedtogivemeandmybrotherthekindofeducationtheycouldonlydreamof.

AndwhenmybrotherandIfinallymadeittocollege,nearlyallofourtuitioncamefromstudentloansandgrants.

Butmydadstillhadtopayatinyportionofthattuitionhimself.

Andeverysemester,hewasdeterminedtopaythatbillrightontime,eventakingoutloanswhenhefellshort.

Hewassoproudtobesendinghiskidstocollege…andhemadesurewenevermissedaregistrationdeadlinebecausehischeckwaslate.

Yousee,formydad,that'

swhatitmeanttobeaman.

Likesomanyofus,thatwasthemeasureofhissuccessinlife–beingabletoearnadecentlivingthatallowedhimtosupporthisfamily.

AndasIgottoknowBarack,Irealizedthateventhoughhe'

dgrownupallthewayacrossthecountry,he'

dbeenbroughtupjustlikeme.

Barackwasraisedbyasinglemotherwhostruggledtopaythebills,andbygrandparentswhosteppedinwhensheneededhelp.

Barack'

sgrandmotherstartedoutasasecretaryatacommunitybank…andshemovedquicklyuptheranks…butlikesomanywomen,shehitaglassceiling.

Andforyears,mennomorequalifiedthanshewas–menshehadactuallytrained–werepromoteduptheladderaheadofher,earningmoreandmoremoneywhileBarack'

sfamilycontinuedtoscrapeby.

Butdayafterday,shekeptonwakingupatdawntocatchthebus…arrivingatworkbeforeanyoneelse…givingherbestwithoutcomplaintorregret.

AndshewouldoftentellBarack,"

Solongasyoukidsdowell,Bar,that'

sallthatreallymatters."

LikesomanyAmericanfamilies,ourfamiliesweren'

taskingformuch.

Theydidn'

tbegrudgeanyoneelse'

ssuccessorcarethatothershadmuchmorethantheydid...infact,theyadmiredit.

TheysimplybelievedinthatfundamentalAmericanpromisethat,evenifyoudon'

tstartoutwithmuch,ifyouworkhardanddowhatyou'

resupposedtodo,thenyoushouldbeabletobuildadecentlifeforyourselfandanevenbetterlifeforyourkidsandgrandkids.

That'

showtheyraisedus…that'

swhatwelearnedfromtheirexample.

Welearnedaboutdignityanddecency–thathowhardyouworkmattersmorethanhowmuchyoumake…thathelpingothersmeansmorethanjustgettingaheadyourself.

Welearnedabouthonestyandintegrity–thatthetruthmatters…thatyoudon'

ttakeshortcutsorplaybyyourownsetofrules…andsuccessdoesn'

tcountunlessyouearnitfairandsquare.

Welearnedaboutgratitudeandhumility–thatsomanypeoplehadahandinoursuccess,fromtheteacherswhoinspiredustothejanitorswhokeptourschoolclean…andweweretaughttovalueeveryone'

scontributionandtreateveryonewithrespect.

ThosearethevaluesBarackandI–andsomanyofyou–aretryingtopassontoourownchildren.

swhoweare.

Andstandingbeforeyoufouryearsago,IknewthatIdidn'

twantanyofthattochangeifBarackbecamePresident.

Well,today,aftersomanystrugglesandtriumphsandmomentsthathavetestedmyhusbandinwaysInevercouldhaveimagined,Ihaveseenfirsthandthatbeingpresidentdoesn'

tchangewhoyouare–itrevealswhoyouare.

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vegottentoseeupcloseandpersonalwhatbeingpresidentreallylookslike.

veseenhowtheissuesthatcomeacrossaPresident'

sdeskarealwaysthehardones–theproblemswherenoamountofdataornumberswillgetyoutotherightanswer…thejudgmentcallswherethestakesaresohigh,andthereisnomarginforerror.

AndasPresident,youcangetallkindsofadvicefromallkindsofpeople.

Butattheendoftheday,whenitcomestimetomakethatdecision,asPresident,allyouhavetoguideyouareyourvalues,andyourvision,andthelifeexperiencesthatmakeyouwhoyouare.

Sowhenitcomestorebuildingoureconomy,Barackisthinkingaboutfolkslikemydadandlikehisgrandmother.

He'

sthinkingaboutthepridethatcomesfromahardday'

swork.

swhyhesignedtheLillyLedbetterFairPayActtohelpwomengetequalpayforequalwork.

swhyhecuttaxesforworkingfamiliesandsmallbusinessesandfoughttogettheautoindustrybackonitsfeet.

showhebroughtoureconomyfromthebrinkofcollapsetocreatingjobsagain–jobsyoucanraiseafamilyon,goodjobsrighthereintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.

Whenitcomestothehealthofourfamilies,Barackrefusedtolistentoallthosefolkswhotoldhimtoleavehealthreformforanotherday,anotherpresident.

Hedidn'

tcarewhetheritwastheeasythingtodopolitically–that'

snothowhewasraised–hecaredthatitwastherightthingtodo.

HediditbecausehebelievesthathereinAmerica,ourgrandparentsshouldbeabletoaffordtheirmedicine…ourkidsshouldbeabletoseeadoctorwhenthey'

resick…andnooneinthiscountryshouldevergobrokebecauseofanaccidentorillness.

Andhebelievesthatwomenaremorethancapableofmakingourownchoicesaboutourbodiesandourhealthcare…that'

swhatmyhusbandstandsfor.

Whenitcomestogivingourkidstheeducationtheydeserve,Barackknowsthatlikemeandlikesomanyofyou,henevercould'

veattendedcollegewithoutfinancialaid.

Andbelieveitornot,whenwewerefirstmarried,ourcombinedmonthlystudentloanbillswereactuallyhigherthanourmortgage.

Weweresoyoung,soinlove,andsoindebt.

swhyBarackhasfoughtsohardtoincreasestudentaidandkeepinterestratesdown,becausehewantseveryyoungpersontofulfilltheirpromiseandbeabletoattendcollegewithoutamountainofdebt.

Sointheend,forBarack,theseissuesaren'

tpolitical–they'

repersonal.

BecauseBara