The White House’s annual Easter Egg Roll appears to have filled the president with such glee he became lightheaded and experienced some grammatical confusion.

“To see so many children out here having a great time just fills Michelle and myself and the entire family with a whole lot of joy,” President Obama said.

“Myself” drips with egotism and formality. When in doubt, avoid it. It’s often misused and applies to a rare situation: when you’re both the object of an action and the subject of the same sentence. (That’s what makes it a reflexive pronoun). For example, I see myself in the mirror. I treated myself to a Lindt chocolate bunny.

In this case, the president should have said the Egg Roll “fills Michelle and me” with joy. Then we could all be joyous.