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sheshe2

(99,041 posts) Thu Jun 25, 2026, 05:37 PM 5 hrs ago

Barack Obama: My sister Maya.

My sister Maya and I were profoundly shaped by the influence of our mom, Ann Dunham. Giving Maya a preview of the Obama Presidential Center, including a new sculpture by Maya Lin dedicated to our mom’s memory, was truly special.

My sister Maya and I were profoundly shaped by the influence of our mom, Ann Dunham. Giving Maya a preview of the Obama Presidential Center, including a new sculpture by Maya Lin dedicated to our momâ€™s memory, was truly special.
— Barack Obama (@barackobama.bsky.social) 2026-06-25T14:29:09.856Z

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Barack Obama: My sister Maya. (Original Post) sheshe2 5 hrs ago OP

How beautiful. Srkdqltr 5 hrs ago #1

Ok, ok, have had a glass of wine, and I'm just bawling over how great a man AND POTUS he was. a kennedy 5 hrs ago #2

I hear ya, a kennedy. sheshe2 5 hrs ago #3

Could Obama be any more of an absolute kind hearted gentleman? Every detail of his Center has purpose Deuxcents 5 hrs ago #4

I am too old and grouchy to cry but I am. We and the World were blessed by Barack and Michelle's families. Botany 4 hrs ago #5

You are absolutely correct, Botany. sheshe2 3 hrs ago #10

I thought I was too old to cry, Dave Id 3 hrs ago #14

I wish you well my friend. Botany 1 hr ago #17

Truly a great man! OGBuzz 4 hrs ago #6

What a lovely man he is. sinkingfeeling 4 hrs ago #7

Absolutely lovely. The thought, love, respect, every step of Our President's journey MerryBlooms 4 hrs ago #8

We are all starving for this. hamsterjill 3 hrs ago #9

Beautifully stated, hamsterjill. sheshe2 3 hrs ago #11

Always genuine and classy ! surfered 3 hrs ago #12

A bit teary here, too. Bumbles 3 hrs ago #13

I know, Bumbles, I know... sheshe2 2 hrs ago #16

A genuine man with a soul is a wonderful thing. pat_k 3 hrs ago #15

Srkdqltr

(10,136 posts)

1. How beautiful.

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 05:48 PM

5 hrs ago

a kennedy

(36,749 posts)

2. Ok, ok, have had a glass of wine, and I'm just bawling over how great a man AND POTUS he was.

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 05:54 PM

5 hrs ago

This whole Obama Center will be the Mecca of ALL people of the USA and the WORLD!!!!! 🥰 ♥️ 🥰

sheshe2

(99,041 posts)

3. I hear ya, a kennedy.

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 06:03 PM

5 hrs ago

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Deuxcents

(28,218 posts)

4. Could Obama be any more of an absolute kind hearted gentleman? Every detail of his Center has purpose

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 06:15 PM

5 hrs ago

And the spotlight is not all on him but those who influenced his life personally and professionally. This garden for his mother is the recent example of what he is made of and I’m so full of admiration just living in the same window of time to experience it and the legacy he will leave with us 💙
I’m really touched by this..

Botany

(78,222 posts)

5. I am too old and grouchy to cry but I am. We and the World were blessed by Barack and Michelle's families.

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 06:56 PM

4 hrs ago

Last edited Thu Jun 25, 2026, 08:11 PM - Edit history (1)

The purpose of the Obama center is to encourage people in their journey through this life,
to be better people, to find wonder in the simple things, and the very best thing we all can do
do is to help other peoples find their joy.

sheshe2

(99,041 posts)

10. You are absolutely correct, Botany.

Reply to Botany (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 07:51 PM

3 hrs ago

He is the calm in the storm.

And you aren't old, you are mature. I don't find you to be grouchy at all.

TY~

Dave Id

(373 posts)

14. I thought I was too old to cry,

Reply to Botany (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 08:24 PM

3 hrs ago

until yesterday when we buried my beautiful, loving sister. Found out, I'm not.

Botany

(78,222 posts)

17. I wish you well my friend.

Reply to Dave Id (Reply #14)

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 09:41 PM

1 hr ago

The more you loved someone else or a pet and the more they loved you the
more it will hurt. So sorry for your loss. Can you tell me one thing about
your sister? If you want to.

OGBuzz

(867 posts)

6. Truly a great man!

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 07:05 PM

4 hrs ago

sinkingfeeling

(58,234 posts)

7. What a lovely man he is.

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 07:09 PM

4 hrs ago

MerryBlooms

(12,570 posts)

8. Absolutely lovely. The thought, love, respect, every step of Our President's journey

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 07:10 PM

4 hrs ago

That went into his library... Every video is tears. If I ever met this man, I'd probably faint dead away.

hamsterjill

(17,949 posts)

9. We are all starving for this.

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 07:39 PM

3 hrs ago

We all want to see kindness and decency again so much. That's why everyone here is crying.

What used to be the "norm" for most of us has become extinct in what we see. The Republican government officials are doing nothing more than performing for their base when they get in front of a camera.

And it's sickening. Our tears are our bodies trying to cleanse the grime off of us.

Complete love and affection to the Obamas. May they always remind us of who we can be again.