President Barack Obama says he doesn’t worry about daughters Malia and Sasha because they are “happy, normal kids” despite living in the public eye. But wait until they become teenagers and start dating.
“Now, I worry about them when they’re teenagers where, you know, you’re already embarrassed about your parents and even more embarrassed on TV all the time,” Obama told Newsweek magazine. “And dating I think will be an issue because I have men with guns surrounding them at all times, which I'm perfectly happy with, but they may feel differently about it.”
Malia is 10; Sasha is 7.
Asked whether he had spoken with any former presidents or celebrities about raising young children in the spotlight, Obama gave a roundabout answer.
“The truth of the matter is that the campaign was the equivalent of me being the frog in the saucepan of water and the temperature slowly being turned up,” the president said. “By the time the inauguration had taken place, we had pretty much gotten accustomed to it.”