Being President of the United States is a tough job, one that currently comes with the responsibilities of navigating multiple wars, supporting an uncertain economy, and uniting a Congress that has never been more divided. We tend to forget that the president has a family to deal with too.
The Obama family has been in the news lately for reasons that have little to do with any of Barack's political moves. Rather, some juicy new details give insight into how the presidential family relates to one another.
Barack Obama sat down with the "Today" show last week to get personal about some of the issues his family goes through, issues that most American families can relate to on some level. Apparently, the Obama household has quite the policy when it comes to tattoos.
"Michelle and I have used the strategy when it comes to things like tattoos - what we've said to the girls is, 'If you guys ever decide you're going to get a tattoo, then mommy and me will get the same exact tattoo in the same place. And we'll go on YouTube and show it off as a family tattoo," Obama said. "And our thinking is that might dissuade them from thinking that somehow that's a good way to rebel."
There was also the issue of Michelle Obama's role in the family. Earlier in March she gave an interview where she let it slip that she felt like a single mother at times. Barack was pretty understanding about the comment.
"You know, as somebody who has stumbled over my lines many times, I tend to cut my wife or anybody some slack when it comes to just a slip to the tongue," the president said.
It appears that he actually agrees with her sentiment to a certain degree as well. Understandably so, as that whole running-the-most-powerful-nation-in-the-world thing can certainly lead to a lack of family time.
"There's no doubt that there have been times where Michelle probably felt like a single mom," Obama said. "I know that before we got here ... when I was running for the US Senate, for president, there were times where I wouldn't see her for a week and she was still working and had to look after the girls."
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