A 6-year-old Michelle Obama, 1970.

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Long before she was the First Lady, Michelle Obama nee Robinson was growing up in a South Shore bungalow in Chicago, Illinois. Her father was a city-pump operator, and while that didn’t afford the family a lot of money, it was enough money for the Robinson family to survive. Everyone in the Robinson family, but especially the Michelle was intelligent, and she ended up skipping the second grade before studying French and biology.

Growing up, Robinson’s father fought through multiple sclerosis, something that inspired her to focus on her studies and stay out of trouble. She went on to study at Chicago’s first magnet school before moving onto Princeton.

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[smirkymonkey]

1. She was adorable!

I love the look on her face. That is the look of a little girl who knows that nothing is going to stop her from reaching her dreams!

[MoonRiver]

2. She's adorable, and looks so much like Sasha!

[gratuitous]

3. Bare arms! Bare arms!

Utter discombobulation by the Fox racists in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1

[geardaddy]

5. LOL

I was thinking the same thing!

[FM123]

4. I just love that sweet face!

[Ginger42]

6. She looks so confident

She's so grounded and secure in who she is. She and her husband share that trait.

Remember when we had a president who didn't have a pathologically desperate need for outside validation and endless, fawning praise? Those were good times.

[enough]

8. Yes, a kid who respects herself and enjoys life.

So delightful.

[Fla Dem]

7. Looked just as confident and self assured as a 6 yo as she did as the First Lady.

[Brother Buzz]

9. And every bit as confident and self assured as this eight year old

[tblue37]

10. Cute little cherubic cheeks. nt

[Scurrilous]

11. Dream child.

[djacq]

12. Same Picture from an Excellent Book.

[link:Becoming https://www.amazon.com/dp/1524763136/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_fkokDb8N6HADC|

[Aristus]

13. Sweet young lady.

Who grows up to be one of the greatest and most accomplished First Ladies of the US ever.



Ma'am...

[GoCubsGo]

14. The perfect "brain bleach." Thank you for posting this!

I just read the "Trump said I reminded her of my daughter. I was 13 at the time" post. This post quells the nausea. Thank you.

I miss having good, decent people in the White House, instead of a bunch of perverts and other criminals.

[FakeNoose]

15. She had moxie even back then

[Karadeniz]

16. That was a little dynamo...and handful!❤

[eissa]

17. I just finished reading "Becoming"

and remain in awe of her accomplishments. Hooooowwwwww did we go from that amazingly intelligent and dignified couple to the vulgar ignoramuses we now have?