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MerryBlooms

(11,770 posts)
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 06:55 PM Feb 2016

Obama and Kids

After Pete Souza posted a poignant photo of President Obama greeting a young guest at The White House, the hashtag ‪#?ObamaAndKids‬ took off, with people celebrating the best photos of Pres. Barack Obama with children.


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https://www.facebook.com/abcnews/posts/10154141134103812

I'm going to miss this man and his family. *sigh
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Obama and Kids (Original Post) MerryBlooms Feb 2016 OP
"in a post-presidency, the thing that I think I would enjoy most is spending time working with kids" PoliticAverse Feb 2016 #1
Lovely honorable man. MerryBlooms Feb 2016 #4
Thnx so much for posting this. 3catwoman3 Feb 2016 #2
y/w It showed up on my FB news feed, and I just had to share. MerryBlooms Feb 2016 #5
It really, really hard to pick an all time favorite, but I think this might be it. lamp_shade Feb 2016 #3
I hope there will be a coffee table book released; I want one! MerryBlooms Feb 2016 #6
Kids have built in... 3catwoman3 Feb 2016 #7
I also love that tiara photo. MerryBlooms Feb 2016 #8
The one girl to his left... 3catwoman3 Feb 2016 #10
Here's a fun link Beaverhausen Feb 2016 #9
KICK!!! IdaBriggs Mar 2016 #11

MerryBlooms

(11,770 posts)
4. Lovely honorable man.
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 07:13 PM
Feb 2016

I may not agree with him on every issue, but I have tremendous respect for him and Michelle. I will miss President Obama, First Lady, and their lovely family. I hope he does get the opportunity to work with kids... he would be a wonderful influence and inspirational.

3catwoman3

(24,006 posts)
2. Thnx so much for posting this.
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 07:03 PM
Feb 2016

I enjoyed it the first time I saw it and was trying to find it so I could enjoy it again. Kids are good judges of character.

I am going to miss them, too.

3catwoman3

(24,006 posts)
7. Kids have built in...
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 08:21 PM
Feb 2016

...bullshit detectors. They light up around President Obama.

One of my favorites is the one with several little girls clustered around President Obama. The girls are all wearing tiaras, and the Prez is wearing one right along with them.

A coffee table book sounds like lovely idea.

MerryBlooms

(11,770 posts)
8. I also love that tiara photo.
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 09:44 PM
Feb 2016

imho, President Obama will eventually be recognized as one of the greatest Democratic presidents of our time. I'm proud to be one of his supporters.

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