Michelle Obama

So you're his problem.

Young people, don't we snap for this?

But that sounds so much like our parents.

I mean, we were talking in the car about how blessed we were to have two parents who loved us, you know, mother and father that poured into us.

But a big thing was I talk about this all the time.

Our mom.

loved our voices, you know?

I mean, she just loved our dirty draws and loved everything that came out of our mouths.

And she was interested and curious.

Our parents both were.

And it's that pouring into us, but the humility that comes with, you know, you don't just tell a kid no, you tell a kid why and how.

And we got that every step of the way.

And it's amazing how that little simple thing of seeing a child, valuing their voice, giving them some boundaries, giving them some humility, like that's better than stuff.

That's better than iPhones and new cars and the best sneakers and contacts and connections.

We didn't have any of that.

But we had parents who put that battery in our back.

No, you had to learn how to fake the funk.

You had to talk two languages.

You had to talk the language of, I got an A, but let's not talk about it, because I got to get home, too.

And you had to, you know, own your intelligence.