Michelle Obama pregnancy rumors: Why do we want to see a new baby in the White House?

photo credit: REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
photo credit: REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

I've held off on writing about the pregnancy rumors swirling around First Lady Michelle Obama. I read a post yesterday from The Mommy Files over at SFGate.com and I thought it was an interesting take on the speculation of a possible First Baby in the White House.

Blogger Amy Graff asks, "Why does everyone want Michelle Obama to be pregnant?" Celebrity baby bumps are followed with such intensity. What are celebrity toddlers wearing? Which bottles are they using? What diaper bags do their parents tote around?

But is the desire to see an Obama more complex? Here are the questions Amy posed to her readers:

"Are American women desperate for a positive, healthy pregnant role model? Are we tired of celebrities, such as Britney Spears, who pop out babies in between rehab? Do women simply need a down-to-earth mom-to-be who they can actually relate to and look up to?"


What do you think?


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