3 pieces of advice George W. Bush’s daughters gave to Obama’s girls now that they’re leaving the White House

3 pieces of advice George W. Bush’s daughters gave to Obama’s girls now that they’re leaving the White House January 16, 2017

This is so sweet:

Malia and Sasha, eight years ago on a cold November day, we greeted you on the steps of the White House. We saw both the light and wariness in your eyes as you gazed at your new home. We left our jobs in Baltimore and New York early and traveled to Washington to show you around. To show you the Lincoln Bedroom, and the bedrooms that were once ours, to introduce you to all the people—the florists, the grounds-keepers and the butlers—who dedicate themselves to making this historic house a home. The four of us wandered the majestic halls of the house you had no choice but to move in to. When you slid down the banister of the solarium, just as we had done as 8-year-olds and again as 20-year-olds chasing our youth, your joy and laughter were contagious.

In eight years, you have done so much. Seen so much. You stood at the gates of the Robben Island cell where South Africa’s Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for decades, your arms around your father. You traveled to Liberia and Morocco with your mom to talk with girls about the importance of education—girls who saw themselves in you, saw themselves in your parents, saw who they could become if they continued to study and learn. You attended state dinners, hiked in national parks, met international leaders and managed to laugh at your dad’s jokes during the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon, all while being kids, attending school and making friends. We have watched you grow from girls to impressive young women with grace and ease.

And through it all you had each other. Just like we did.

How touching is that?  Read the rest of it here, to read the advice that the Bush girls gave the Obama daughters — the three main pieces being:

  1.  Never forget the wonderful people who work at the White House.
  2. Enjoy college.
  3. Take all that you have seen, the people you have met, the lessons you have learned, and let that help guide you in making positive change.

In a day when everyone seems so mean to each other, this is a sweet and touching reminder of grace.


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