Barack Obama Joked Michelle Obama Was “Next” Up After Her Mom’s Death
Michelle Obama is not going anywhere.
After her mother Marian Robinson died at the age of 86 last May, the former first lady of the United States—who wed Barack Obama in 1992—shared insight into the realizations she had amid her grief.
“When you lose your parents, you’re next up,” Michelle, 61, joked to her brother Craig Robinson on a May 7 episode of their IMO podcast. “If anything, with mom’s loss, thank god that you’re my big brother and I have a husband who’s older.”
Although, her husband of 32 years has a quip of his own.
“Barack was saying, ‘Well, you’re next up,’” she continued. “And I was like, ‘I’m not really ready to be next up.’ I told him, ‘You’re next up and Craig is next up.’ I delegate that power to you.”
But all jokes aside, Michelle—who shares daughters Malia Obama, 26, and Sasha Obama, 23, with the 44th president—reflected on how her mother’s passing felt like it cemented her adulthood.
