I simply do not know how I feel about our First Lady.
I know pretty well how I feel about her husband. He lacks empathy and compassion, and stacks up very short on intelligence. I do not doubt that he is an abusive spouse - by default due to his lack of emotional intelligence, if nothing else.
But why is she married to him, and how is she even pretending to believe that he is a good person? She must be trapped in some way. This particular set of thoughts is cooking in my brain this evening after reporting that our First Lady’s husband was angered when her TV was tuned to CNN. A statement from her spokesperson read “The First Lady will watch any channel she wants.”
On the one hand? I wonder if she is trapped in the sense that her husband is rich and powerful. Perhaps she feels stuck where she is with no other viable options? Her husband’s very public display of his complete lack of empathy makes it difficult to believe that many women would chose to be with him.
On the other hand? If she is in a marriage that is oppressive and/or abusive, or even just unsatisfying - isn’t she in the best position possible to walk out & walk away?
On the other-other hand? What if she and her husband are well matched, or she is complacent, or she believes the state of our nation is fine the way it is, or she somehow actually loves that man? Then things are even worse than they seem.
I will choose to believe that there is sincerity and intelligence behind the rather stoic permanent non-smile. But I’ll be at the ready to help if she signals the need for support so she can escape.
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