Posted on 08/13/2020 5:05:15 PM PDT by simpson96
Michelle Obama made a point of breaking taboos about women’s health in the latest episode of her new podcast, talking about going through menopause in the workplace, weight, ageing and image.
In a conversation with Samantha Malone, a longtime friend and Washington DC-based obstetrician and gynecologist, the former first lady shared a story about having a hot flash while on Marine One, the presidential helicopter, before an event with then-president Barack Obama.
“It was like somebody put a furnace in my core and turned it on high,” she remembered. “And then everything started melting. And I thought, ‘Well this is crazy, I can’t, I can’t, I can’t do this.’(snip)
The former first lady said her husband had been “surrounded by women in his cabinet, many going through menopause and he could see it, he could see it in somebody, ‘cause sweat would start pouring, and he’s like, well what’s going on, you know, and it’s like, no, this is just how we live.”
She said he “didn’t fall apart because he found out there were several women in his staff that were going through menopause” but “was just sort of like, oh, well turn the air conditioner on …”(snip)
“Women are rewarded for not looking their age, you know, it’s like, oh, she snapped back, she doesn’t even look like she ever had a baby – so that’s essentially saying, she doesn’t look like she’s maturing.”
Obama said she stands 5ft 11in tall “and I have hips, and thighs”.
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The disdain for this country on both of their faces is quite evident.
Big Mike doubling down on his act now that no one pays attention to him?
I’m about as interested in her menopause as I am her gas. In the words of John and Ken....KFI 640......get outta here!
The thought of her in menopause almost makes me feel sorry for Barry.
Almost.
Good example of why I’ve tried to forget them. Both of ‘em are trash.
Cause it’s not happening, drama queen.
She is, by a country mile, the least mature and the least intelligent First Lady in our nation’s history.
Pretty sure it's not happening to YOU, Mike.
Good grief...
Put this on the top 5 list of things I don’t want to know about.
Who?
Yawn.
Got to give Big Mike credit for his utter dedication to living his life out in a lie. The old-school pro wrestlers called that “never breaking kayfabe”. Some mortician is in for a big surprise (lol).
...Dry up Moochie...
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Lady, it doesn’t last forever. There are hormonal replacement treatments that didn’t exist in prior generations.
It ain’t the end of the world and, BTW, the men go through their own aging hormone problems and most of them don’t bitch in public.
Know women who run out to get facial peels and electrolysis and pop bio-compatible hormones and then, one day, they wake up, it’s over, they’re 70 and those occasional re-run hot flashes are welcome to their freezing old bones.
Not even millions of dollars and the adulation of the masses will thwart human biology.
If she(he’s) going through menopause, then I’m going through puberty again.
I don’t know if you’re talking to me or the Mooch....but I knew of hormone replacement therapy and chose not to do it...and as long as there is a nail bar in my neighborhood, she takes care of my beard and moustache monthly......;) It’s hell to get old but no use like you said bytching about it......at least I still have my charm and wit....;)
Talkin’ to Big Mike, not you.
Yep. Gettin’ old ain’t for sissies. If I have to spend the last third of life as an old lady, I figure that at some point, I’ll stop caring. Or maybe I’ll forget it’s happening entirely. ;)
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