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16. Mine was 8. At 16 we saw Obama speak

Reply to aggiesal (Reply #5)

Fri May 29, 2026, 01:29 AM

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And I wrote a letter to describe how grateful I was that my kid had such a president during the formative years of 8 to 16. Because the image of what a president is or can be should start off in a nice, admirable, dignified and compassionate place.

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