ESSENCE Poll: If President Obama Called You Today, What Would You Say to Him?

The phone rings. You answer it. The voice on the other end says hello and identifies himself as President Obama. What do you do? Sound far-fetched? Maybe, but not impossible. In honor of Mother’s Day, the commander-in-chief himself surprised three (incredibly lucky) mother’s with a phone call thanking them for everything that they do. “I know how tough it is to raise kids and do right by them,” Obama said in a video released by the White House.