Michelle Obama could be very joyful that she’s a lady mother.
Whereas opening up about her life as mother to daughters Malia, 26, and Sasha, 23, on the June 18 episode of her IMO podcast, the 61-year-old former First Woman defined why she’s “so glad” that she and husband Barack Obama didn’t have a son.
Hold studying to search out out extra…“I’m so glad I didn’t have a boy,” Michelle stated earlier than visitor Angie Martinez requested why she and the 63-year-old former President didn’t “throw in a third.”
“As a result of he would’ve been a Barack Obama. I might’ve felt for him,” Michelle admitted, saying there would’ve been an excessive amount of strain for a son to comply with in her husband’s footsteps.
Michelle‘s brother, and podcast co-host, Craig Robinson – who shares son Avery, 33, and daughter Leslie, 29, with ex-wife Janis Robinson together with sons Austin, 15, and Aaron, 13, with spouse Kelly Mccrum — then joked that Michelle “simply borrowed our boys.”
“I acquired lots,” the Turning into writer agreed.
Michelle then went on to gush over parenting her daughters.
“I’ve cherished each part of parenting,” she stated. “I cherished them once they have been little infants, I cherished them once they have been strolling and beginning to discuss, the teenage years have been attention-grabbing within the White Home.”
“However I’ve cherished each time with them, and watching them turn into their very own individuals and make their very own decisions, and determine stuff out, and name me after they determine stuff out,” Michelle added.
She additionally just lately addressed Malia‘s resolution to professionally drop her final identify.