“It makes me feel really, really good,” the former first lady informedPeople.
Barack Obama is also proud of his adult daughters.
“He’s still typical [Dad],” Michelle toldPeople.
“You think about crazy things you want to check that you tell them.
It’s like, ‘Remember, don’t walk alone at night!'”
Since his daughters reside in California, Barack texts and emails to disseminate info on earthquakes.
While Malia and Sasha sometimes react to their dad’s missives with a chuckle, they’re also conscientious.
Because it’s a lot."
The former president has frequently indulged in dad jokes, most famously during his 2016 turkey pardon.
“Thanksgiving is a family holiday as much as a national one,“Barack commented.
Barack, however, has also done impersonations of his daughters.
Girl, I couldn’t believe it.'”
Even so, in hisfarewell addressas president, Barack expressed his tender side, praising his daughters.
“I thought to myself: ‘OK.
If the baseline is unconditional love, I’ve got that.'”
The Obamas had been mentally preparing for their daughters to grow up since they were babies.
This strategy led to an open, honest parent-child dialogue that Michelle emulated when raising Malia and Sasha.
However, the former first lady also recognized the difficulty of letting go.
“But the alternative is to stop them from growing.
And that, in my view, would be the sad outcome.”
