President Obama Reveals 'I'm Trying To Be What My Dad Wasn't'

Whether you’re gay, straight, a grandparent or foster parent, being a dad isn’t easy and President Obama knows this first hand. In his weekly Internet and radio address, the commander in chief honored father’s of every kind and shared his personal goals of being a better dad than his own father.

“I never really knew my father,” he said. “I was raised by two wonderful grandparents. But I still wish that I had a dad who was not only around, but involved, another role model.”

He added, “That’s why I try to be, for Michelle and my girls, what my father was not for my mother and me.”

Obama went on to encourage marriage, stronger child support laws, and members of local businesses, faith groups and communities to get more involved.

And, we are glad to know that our president is leading by example! To celebrate Father’s Day this year, the POTUS met with the students of the Becoming A Man (BAM) program, encourages African-American teenage boys to embrace the responsiblies of manhood and fatherhood, for a luncheon in the Oval Office.

Check out President Obama’s full Father’s Day speech below, then click through the slides to find a few our favorite Papa Obama moments.

1. The time President Obama introduced Bo, the family’s Portuguese water dog, to Sasha and Malia.

2. We absolutely adore all of the candid moments of Obama with his daughters while he was still just a presidential hopeful.

3. The time President Obama cheered  for his youngest daughter Sasha at her basketball game.

4. Everyone needs time to relax, and we love that President Obama chooses to share his vacation moments with family.

5. The time when the girls stood at the presidential podium with her dad.

6. The time with President Obama celebrated his reelection with his daughters onstage.

7. The time President Obama and his daughters watched First Lady Michelle Obama deliver her speech at the Democratic National Convention.

8. Each Thanksgiving, we enjoy seeing the longtime White House tradition “pardoning” the a turkey.

9. Our hearts melt every time we see the POTUS holding his daughters’ hands.

10. All the times we see Papa Obama having fun in the sun with the first daughters.

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