Saturday 21 December 2013

Obama talks living with 'opinionated, strong, tall women' in People magazine.


US President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Sasha (R) and Malia (L) pose for photographs alongside children dressed as elves, who are or were patients at Children's National Medical Center after they presented donated gifts to the Obamas to give to children at the hospital, as they attend a taping of TNT's Christmas in Washington at the National Building Museum in Washington on December 15, 2013. The annual event, hosted by actor Hugh Jackman, features performances by the Backstreet Boys, Anna Kendrick, Sheryl Crow, Janelle Monae and Pat Monahan, and airs on the TNT television network on December 20.   AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEBSAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty ImagesPresident Obama: 'I've Got 3 Opinionated, Strong, Tall Women'

President Obama may be the leader of the free world, but at home, he is outnumbered by "three opinionated, strong, tall women," he revealed in a new People interview.
"If they get together, they can have fun about my ears or being too loud' or how I dress," he dished to the magazine about life with First Lady Michelle and daughters Malia, 15, and Sasha,12.
The first siblings have won high praise for their eye-catching fashion choices and have lent their sophisticated tastes in tutoring their parents on everything from clothes to technology, even showing their dad how to use Instagram and Vine.
Malia and Sasha are among an elite club of "first kids" who have grown up in the White House and the experience has come with its own set of special challenges.
The First Lady said that their youngest Sasha, who was just 7 when her dad was elected President in 2008, has been hesitant to introduce her friends to her famous father, telling her mom, "I don't know if my friends can handle that."
Sasha complained that her dad would get too formal and start awkwardly asking probing questions to her friends about their school and interests.
If you eavesdropped on a typical day at the White House, it might sound a lot like any home with young teens. The Obamas reveal that daughters Sasha, 12, and Malia, 15, weigh in on Mom's fashion choices and have tutored Dad in using Instagram and Vine. And, like any kids, they are occasionally embarrassed by their parents.

"Malia had friends over, and there was a question about whether she was going to even introduce them [to her dad], because sometimes he gets a little formal, asking them about school and interests," the First Lady tells PEOPLE. "She says, 'I don’t know if my friends can handle that.'" Then she turns to her husband and says, "But she said that you actually did quite well."

"I acquitted myself well," notes the President. "I did not embarrass her."

Joking aside, President Obama praised his three special ladies for having "made a lot of sacrifices on behalf of my cockamamie ideas," in a November interview with Barbara Walters.
Since his ascension to the White House has meant significant life changes for his two girls, he said that when his second term ends the family's whereabouts will largely depend on the wishes of Sasha, who will be a high school sophomore in 2016.
"You know we gotta make sure that she's doin' well," he said.

4 comments:

  1. They have always been the ones running things since day one.

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  2. This sounds funny but women do run things.

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