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Melania Trump understood something that many public figures learn too late: the world is not gentle with children
who grow up famous. She had seen how quickly public curiosity can turn into cruelty, how easily a
child’s awkward phase becomes a headline, how relentlessly strangers feel entitled to opinions about a minor’s body language,
expression, or future. So she did what she could. She limited exposure. She enforced normalcy where possible. She
insisted on manners, privacy, and emotional distance from the noise.