Craig Robinson
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You know, there's seven and 10. We didn't move at all. My mother, when she left the White House, she moved back into the home that we grew up in. So that's how sort of steady and stable and secure we were. And I was terrified that this was going to ruin them. You were.
You know, there's seven and 10. We didn't move at all. My mother, when she left the White House, she moved back into the home that we grew up in. So that's how sort of steady and stable and secure we were. And I was terrified that this was going to ruin them. You were.
I really could barely focus until, it wasn't until I got the final, you know, when the kids get invited to their first play date and it feels like a real friend. And, you know, that wasn't until March where I felt like, Okay, I can breathe. I mean, forget about everything else that was happening and the attacks and all the politics.
I really could barely focus until, it wasn't until I got the final, you know, when the kids get invited to their first play date and it feels like a real friend. And, you know, that wasn't until March where I felt like, Okay, I can breathe. I mean, forget about everything else that was happening and the attacks and all the politics.
I really could barely focus until, it wasn't until I got the final, you know, when the kids get invited to their first play date and it feels like a real friend. And, you know, that wasn't until March where I felt like, Okay, I can breathe. I mean, forget about everything else that was happening and the attacks and all the politics.
Knowing that they were settled and were going to be okay, that was the biggest relief that I had. But I say all that to say that they turned out okay. Because- Kids are way more resilient, I think, than we give them credit for. And even if your father is president of the United States and you live in the strange museum and you have men with guns following you around all the time,
Knowing that they were settled and were going to be okay, that was the biggest relief that I had. But I say all that to say that they turned out okay. Because- Kids are way more resilient, I think, than we give them credit for. And even if your father is president of the United States and you live in the strange museum and you have men with guns following you around all the time,
Knowing that they were settled and were going to be okay, that was the biggest relief that I had. But I say all that to say that they turned out okay. Because- Kids are way more resilient, I think, than we give them credit for. And even if your father is president of the United States and you live in the strange museum and you have men with guns following you around all the time,
If you're grounded, you know, if you have that place of assurance somewhere, then that kind of gets you through. And strangely, that has me arguing to Shira that, as you were saying, Abby... Figure out the life you need to live, you know, because kids, they're going to be gone.
If you're grounded, you know, if you have that place of assurance somewhere, then that kind of gets you through. And strangely, that has me arguing to Shira that, as you were saying, Abby... Figure out the life you need to live, you know, because kids, they're going to be gone.
If you're grounded, you know, if you have that place of assurance somewhere, then that kind of gets you through. And strangely, that has me arguing to Shira that, as you were saying, Abby... Figure out the life you need to live, you know, because kids, they're going to be gone.
And these years are just a blip on the screen in their lives, assuming that they're young and they do better than you expect if you're okay with it. If you're okay. If you're okay.
And these years are just a blip on the screen in their lives, assuming that they're young and they do better than you expect if you're okay with it. If you're okay. If you're okay.
And these years are just a blip on the screen in their lives, assuming that they're young and they do better than you expect if you're okay with it. If you're okay. If you're okay.
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This whole notion of growing up, it never happens. I was just having this conversation with Malia, our oldest, who is now, how old is Malia? She's 26 because she doesn't have insurance now. We were rushing. She was like, Obamacare. Thanks. It's like, yeah, thank your dad. Thank your dad. But she just turned 26. So they live on their own. They live in L.A. She's writing, directing, doing her thing.
This whole notion of growing up, it never happens. I was just having this conversation with Malia, our oldest, who is now, how old is Malia? She's 26 because she doesn't have insurance now. We were rushing. She was like, Obamacare. Thanks. It's like, yeah, thank your dad. Thank your dad. But she just turned 26. So they live on their own. They live in L.A. She's writing, directing, doing her thing.
This whole notion of growing up, it never happens. I was just having this conversation with Malia, our oldest, who is now, how old is Malia? She's 26 because she doesn't have insurance now. We were rushing. She was like, Obamacare. Thanks. It's like, yeah, thank your dad. Thank your dad. But she just turned 26. So they live on their own. They live in L.A. She's writing, directing, doing her thing.