Michelle (left) and Barack Obama.Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images
Barack Obamais a former commander-in-chief — but he knows daughtersSashaandMaliadon’t see him as the domineering parent, compared with wifeMichelle Obama.
“They know that I’m all bark and no real bite,” President Obama, 59, toldDax Shepardon the actor’s latestArmchair Expert podcast.
“Michelle, she’s the top dog ‘cause they’re scared of her,” President Obama told Shepard with a laugh. “Michelle says that you have to always have at least one parent who the kids think is a little bit crazy and might actually kill you.”
The Obamas celebrate Thanksgiving 2019.Michelle Obama/Twitter
“I like the idea of family, I like the idea of being there as a husband and a dad in a way that I hadn’t had,” he said.
But one of the episode’s most lighthearted moments came when the he talked about whether his daughters take him seriously when it comes to discipline in the Obama house.
When Shepard asked if he had earned “more sway” over Sasha and Malia because of his accomplishments, he laughed. “Absolutely not!”
“You’re never a prophet in your own land,” he quipped. “In fact, I am generally the brunt of every joke in the household.”
He said that “at the dinner table, the three of them just mock me constantly about my big ears or my weird habits or fashion sense or if I mispronounce the name of some hip-hop star that Sasha’s been listening to.”
“They all go, ‘What an idiot,’ " Obama he said, laughing. “So that’s basically the vibe at my house.”
Malia, who recently graduated from Harvard University, turns 23 on Sunday; while the former president marked Sasha’s recent birthday with a heartfelt post on social media.
“You’ve grown so much, and it’s been a joy to watch you become the person we always hoped you’d be,” hewrotelast month. “Your mom and I can’t wait to see where life takes you next.”
source: people.com
