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The Stages of Saying Goodbye to the Obamas

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Sade Pramberger Student Contributor, University of Connecticut
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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at U Conn chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

Well the time has come collegiates. It is officially the end of the amazing eight years that the Obama family has provided. Now I don’t know about you, but this has been an extremely hard goodbye for me. The stages I went through this last week were unreal, and I know some of you must have went through the same.

1. Denial 

Even in December, I acted like the Obamas were staying FOREVER. When people would talk about it I wouldn’t listen, or I would just tell them that the Obamas couldn’t possibly leave the White House.

2. Anger

FOUR MORE YEARS! MICHELLE 2020! I think I commented on the Obamas’ Facebook page tons of times trying to get them to stay, and when people talked about their leaving I almost left the conversation.

3. Sadness 

This stage was a long one. The amount of 2 a.m. tears I shed over winter break was kind of ridiculous. I would look back at interviews the Obamas had done and literally would just cry the entire time.

4. Acceptance 

I can say that I have officially come to this stage, and I hope that you all have too. The Obamas have done some amazing things these last eight years, and while it may be hard, we do have say goodbye. I guess all there’s left to say is thank you, not only to President Obama, but to the entire Obama family.

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Sade is currently a senior at UConn, and is enrolled as a Human Development and Family Studies major. Sade enjoys binge-watching youtube videos, doing her makeup, and people who get her name right the first time meeting her (shah-day). Sade hopes to go into early education, preferably into teaching at a head start or birth-to-three center.