Why I love… Michelle Obama
I watched an arena of people swoon over her. It was difficult not to join themAt school, I was a prefect. I am a goody two-shoes, so I relished the job. I took it seriously, sometimes tracing the little green prefect’s badge on my collar with pride. Yes, it was a figurehead position, but it meant something to me.I reckon Michelle Obama feels a version of this (to the power of 1,000). The office of the first lady of the US is a weird, elevated mantle to uphold, a semi-archaic symbol with li
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