Top question for first lady? ‘Can I have a hug?’

Anaya Brodie runs to give first lady Michelle Obama a hug during the White House’s annual "Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day" in the East Room on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, in Washington. Obama took questions from children of Executive Office employees, and local young people from the Boys and Girls Club and D.C. Child and Family Services. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

By Associated Press April 22, 2015 1 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – The most popular question put to Michelle Obama during a question-and-answer session with the children of White House employees on Wednesday was “Can I have a hug?”

It all started when a girl asked for the first lady’s age. Hearing that she is 51, the girl then told Mrs. Obama she looks too young to be 51.

“You should come up here and give me a hug,” the first lady said, grinning at the girl’s comment.

That girl, identified as Anaya Brodie, received a hug, as did two other girls the first lady called on afterward.

But she eventually drew a line and declined a fourth request for a hug from another girl, saying she didn’t have time to embrace everyone although she’d like to do that.