Word: use
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...breathe. I think every single First Lady felt that that was an important resource, an important opportunity, an important thing for the health of the family. And some found it later in their terms than others, because you get so busy. I mean, even ... you know, we don't use it as much primarily because kids have their lives here...
There's soccer games. Right, they've got games. And then there's the birthday party, and then you, you know - "I don't want to go up there" and so ... but we use it as much...
...First Lady, she says. "That's why I'm so touchy with kids, because I think if I touch them and I hug them, that they'll see that it's real, and then they'll relax and breathe and actually kind of enjoy the time and make use...
...Among the traditions is a talent show, with everyone required to perform. This year Michelle demonstrated her skills with two hula hoops; Obama and the men sang "You Are the Sunshine of My Life." The visits typically include charades, singing, board games - although now that the Obamas are making use of the White House bowling alley and pool table, the other families tease them by saying they'll refuse to play any games that the Obamas can practice in the new house...
...Technicolor dresses and famously buff bare arms, it's hard not to wonder if Michelle isn't daring us all to just roll with it, to be a little bolder at a time when the country could use all the courage it can muster. "You've got to make choices that make sense for you," she says, "because there's always going to be somebody who'll think you should do something differently." When prodded, she admits with a wry smile that there are moments when she misses her old, anonymous knock-around days. "It's a lot easier...