Obama explains why his mom's parenting style wirked

On an episode of The Axe Files, Obama discusses
the role his mother played during his upbringing
Obama describes his mom as "eccentric in many
ways"
Washington (CNN) — As he prepares to leave
the Oval Office after eight years, President
Barack Obama recently reflected on the role his
mother played on him becoming commander-in-
chief, and how one of her biggest influences were
her lessons on love.
"For all the ups and downs of our lives, there
was never a moment where I didn't feel as if I
was special, that I was not just this spectacular
gift to the world," Obama said, describing his
childhood in an interview with former chief
strategist David Axelrod in the latest episode of
his podcast for The Axe Files .
In his 2004 book "Dreams from My Father,"
Obama wrote that his mother's lessons on the
power of love have been the guiding forces in his
life and served as pillars for accomplishing his
achievements.
The President has often spoken about his
nontraditional upbringing. He was born in Hawaii
to a father from Kenya and a Caucasian mother
from Kansas. After his father abandoned his
family when Obama was around age two, his
childhood was spent with his grandparents in
Hawaii while his mother studied in Indonesia and
married again.