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I didn't want to just be an appendage to his dreams
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Becoming

I didn't want to just bean appendage to his dreams

I didn't want to just be
an appendage to his dreams

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I didn't want to just be an appendage to his dreams.
Duration
5 seconds
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39
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:49
Uploaded
Jun 01, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Higher Ground,Big Mouth Productions

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Movie Summary

Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others during her 2019 book tour for 'Becoming.'
So that forced me to work and think, - Becoming 00:06
So that forced me to work and think,
[Valerie] Speaking of your husband... - Becoming 00:04
[Valerie] Speaking of your husband...
[audience cheering] - Becoming 00:06
[audience cheering]
Wait, this is like when Jay-Z comes out - Becoming 00:07
Wait, this is like when Jay-Z comes out
♪ Young B and R-O-C ♪ - Becoming 00:08
♪ Young B and R-O-C ♪
-It's my book, my version of reality. -And we have to drive home together. - Becoming 00:06
-It's my book, my version of reality. -And we have to d...
[Michelle] My relationship with Barack was all about our partnership. - Becoming 00:05
[Michelle] My relationship with Barack was all about our par...
If I was going to have an equal voice - Becoming 00:09
If I was going to have an equal voice
I had to set myself off - Becoming 00:07
I had to set myself off
The thing that really changed it was the birth of our children. - Becoming 00:05
The thing that really changed it was the birth of our childr...
Something had to give, - Becoming 00:06
Something had to give,
I made that concession, - Becoming 00:07
I made that concession,
So I have to tone down my aspirations. - Becoming 00:05
So I have to tone down my aspirations.
[Gayle] You shared that you went to marital counseling, - Becoming 00:05
[Gayle] You shared that you went to marital counseling,
[Michelle] Counseling helped me to look at, - Becoming 00:09
[Michelle] Counseling helped me to look at,
-It is hard blending two lives together. -[Gayle] Yeah. - Becoming 00:04
-It is hard blending two lives together. -[Gayle] Yeah.
You go to marital counseling and you think that they're going to tell you, - Becoming 00:08
You go to marital counseling and you think that they're...
I took Barack to marital counseling - Becoming 00:05
I took Barack to marital counseling
And then he started looking over at me. I was like, "Why are you talking to me?" - Becoming 00:08
And then he started looking over at me. I was like, "Wh...
But one of the things I learned that helped me, - Becoming 00:11
But one of the things I learned that helped me,