Hillary Clinton's loss was 'unexpected blessing' for the family, says daughter Chelsea Clinton
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Hillary Clinton's loss was 'unexpected blessing' for the family, says daughter Chelsea Clinton
By ALLIE YANG
May 31, 2017, 12:53 PM ET
PHOTO: Chelsea Clinton appears on "The View," May 31, 2017.ABC News
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Chelsea Clinton revealed to "The View" that Hillary Clinton's presidential loss was actually an "unexpected blessing" for the family, because of "all the time we have been able to spend together."
"We spent lots of time with my children," Chelsea Clinton explained. "My son, Aidan, is 11 months old now -- and my daughter, Charlotte, is 2-and-a-half."
Chelsea Clinton joked that her mother coped with the loss with "a little chardonnay and a lot of Charlotte. Thankfully."
She shared how her daughter's fascination with Peter Rabbit stories inspired the family to plant a garden at her parents' home in Chappaqua, New York.
"Seeing my mother and father dig in the dirt with my daughter ... was such an unforeseen gift that my daughter was giving me to see my parents in that way," Chelsea Clinton said. ..........................
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We need some good news with all this doom and gloom that is going on. I am glad the Clinton family is together and finding happiness.
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Even though you've had your granddaughter for a year and a half, congratulations! Grandchildren are so wonderful! I actually have four, but the other three are teenagers. They're still a lot of fun, but as teenagers they don't spend as much time with me as they did when they were younger. That's life, and I knew it would happen. I anticipate that I'll see more of them again when they're past the teen years. I do get to be the main "taxi driver" for the two teens that live in my city, so we get to have quality time in the car. I feel fortunate that I have the time to do the driving, and it takes some of the load off of their parents.
There's a 13 year gap between the two youngest, and I didn't think I'd get to have another grandchild, so this youngest one is a super bonus. I get to have play dates with him for about 25 hours a week when both of his parents are working. It's such an honor. 
Good thing she never implied that as such, then... 
But I get it... when asked about our family's well-being, we should always criticize what we are not doing rather than discuss the question in fact, given
And I'm quite confident you'll allege to hold yourself to that very standard as well, regardless of how accurate the allegation may or may not be.
What's the old saying...we don't get what we want, we get what we need?
Maybe America needs a nut case like Trump to understand that they have taken the backseat long enough. Maybe they need to be activists and involve themselves in government. Is that not what our founding fathers envisioned?
Maybe Hillary thought losing was the end of the world, when in fact she discovered the joys of spending time with family? That has to be one of the greatest gifts life has to offer. Would you deny her that so she could be in the WH, working 16-hour days?
I think if people really cared for her, they would be happy to see this unexpected event, which comes to us through a highly credible source--her daughter and firsthand observer.
Personally, I was happy to see the part about the garden. There's something about kids and gardens that is joyful and restful.
Cher
Younger,happy,useful all around good. Happy for them
