Politics, Current Events & Hot Button Issues

[Kimbooklover]

i was watching this live chat with Abby Hunstman and a bunch of people (including the authors of my fav book series Georgetown Academy) and found myself feeling sorry for malia and sasha. they will never have "normal" high school years - everything they do will be magnified and criticized. that's got to be a lot of pressure. plus, who will want to date them with the secret service hanging around?!

or am i just being a drama queen and shouldn't sympathize with the most powerful teenagers in the world?

what do you think? 

[Nyctimene]

No, I do feel sorry for them. They didn't choose to have a parent in politics but they have to play as much of a role as he does. Does anyone really think they want to be dragged around on his campaigns just so he can play 'good family man'? They probably want to be at home with their friends and playing video games and going to the mall. One of them was so tired she was yawning at his inaugeration and was probably up helping/being posed by him and Michelle.

Celebrity children are similar but at least their lives are less in danger and they can often avoid publicity a bit more than high level political kids.

[Kimbooklover]

yeah but i guess they have some perks too.. like free clothes ! lol ..

here's the live chat i was referring to: http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/sasha-malia-obama-/50f374dd02a7600b9900020c. 

[flamingoccm]

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Kimbooklover wrote:

i was watching this live chat with Abby Hunstman and a bunch of people (including the authors of my fav book series Georgetown Academy) and found myself feeling sorry for malia and sasha. they will never have "normal" high school years - everything they do will be magnified and criticized. that's got to be a lot of pressure. plus, who will want to date them with the secret service hanging around?!

or am i just being a drama queen and shouldn't sympathize with the most powerful teenagers in the world?

what do you think? 

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First of all, how exactly are they the most powerful teenagers in the world? They're the kids of a president. They hardly have power. 

Their father was a US Senator before he was a Presdient. Do you really think they would have had a "normal" high school experience if he hadn't become president? Doubtful. 

Nobody pities Chelsea Clinton, who also grew up in the White House. Nobody goes around feeling sorry for the children of other notable politicians. Why should you feel sorry for Malia and Sasha? I understand that it's got to be rough being in the spotlight, but with the exception of big events, they're not really. I may not be reading the same articles you are, but I don't see them being criticized. They really want for nothing. Yeah, they'll have secret service hanging around but the other children who have grown up in the White House have all gotten married just fine...even the Kennedys, and if ever there were presidential kids to feel sorry for, I think they probably take the cake.

So no. I can't say I feel bad for them. They live a priviledged life and I believe they'll benefit from it time and again throughout their lives.  

[Nyctimene]

I feel sorry for Chelsea (Clinton) and the Bush girls and all the Presidential children. It's kind of like being the Princes of England..what you do reflects on your parents and that's not really fair since you're sort of born into that life, you didn't necessarily ask it but there's also not really any escaping it. You can't really be a normal teenager and I don't think all the free clothes or free this or that really makes up for not having a normal teenage-hood where you can go out and muck around and be stupid with your friends.