Ngalaka wrote:At about age 10, Obama left the Step Father's and went to live with his grandparents. From then on, there was almost nil contact with the step dad. His mother kept updating the real Father of the boys development.
Credit goes to the Mum - big time,- for the responsible way she handled the situation.
Always acting in the best interst of the boy.
There are always attempts to erase Obama's stepdad from Obama's life history and put all focus on Obama snr. How do you "delete" the man who raised Obama since he was 2yrs and was married to Obama's mother for 15yrs?
Fact is that:
1) Obama was born in 1961 and biological parents separated shortly.
2) Obama's step dad met Obama's mother in 1963 and were officially married from 1965 upto 1980 when they divorced.
3) From 1963-1966 the new family lived in the US when step dad was studying.
4) 1966 stepdad took govt job in Indonesia.
5) In 1967 step dad moved his family from US to Indonesia.
6) Obama was enrolled in local Indonesian language school, but mum was doing home schooling in english.
7) 1970 - Obama's sister Maya Soetoro-Ng was born.
8) In 1971-1979 Obama went to US to study in an english school and attended private school and lived with grandparents. Step dad and mum were paying fees.
9)
Obama met his biological dad only once in 1971 in the US at the airport when dad was on transit.10) From 1972-1975 Obama's mom and sister returned to the US to undertake masters degree and Obama lived with mum and sis.
11) Mother and sis returned to Indonesia for mum to do field work while Obama remained in US to continue with studies.
12) Mother spent next 20yrs in Indonesia
13) Mum divorced step dad in 1980.
14) Stepdad remarried 1981.
15. Mum got PhD in 1992.
16) Obama mum died 1995.