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First Lady Celebrates Mother's Day At The White House

First Lady Michelle Obama:  " Mother's Day is showing our gratitude for all that they do." In a White House Mother's Day Tea, the First Lady helped honor militiary moms, and moms the world over, saying women are "crucial in guiding our families, and in our neighborhoods, and in our country, as well." "They’re the shoulder that we lean on as individuals, but collectively these are the shoulders that form the foundation of our communities. They’re our friends, our teachers, our mentors, our bosses. They find time to drive community projects and car pools. They lead our businesses and our birthday parties. Our lives and our communities are blessed by everything, big and small, that mothers and mother figures give us every single day." The occasion wouldn't be complete without the First Lady acknowledging her mother, The First Grandmother, Mrs. Marian Robinson  for whom she credits for being her rock.  "This woman who tries to take a...