The White House: The National Fishbowl

Jodi Cantor is a reporter for The New York Times. That said we could expect nothing about the current occupants of the White House except tea and sympathy. OTR has no objection to that presentation. Whatever normal life a family had dissipates rapidly upon entering the White House grounds for four or possibly eight years of living in the national fishbowl. It would be difficult enough to adjust with years of prior political experience. Imagine the family of an up-and-coming senator suddenly finding themselves in that residence. Imagine them being the first family of color. Imagine a First Lady whose credentials rival those of her spouse. In a phrase, "it ain't going to be easy." This Huffington Post article seems to have the most detail on the subject.