FamilyrulesoftheObamasAmerica's"FirstDaughters,"12-year-oldMaliaand9-year-oldSashaObama,arenotreallydifferentfrommostkids.Theyevenhaveasetofrulesathomewiththeirparents.MaliaandSashamustdoteothinfsbeforegoingtosle
FamilyrulesoftheObamas
America's"FirstDaughters,"12-year-oldMaliaand9-year-oldSashaObama,arenotreallydifferentfrommostkids.Theyevenhaveasetofrulesathomewiththeirparents.
MaliaandSashamustdoteothinfsbeforegoingtosleepandaftergettingup:settheralarmclockandmakethebed.thesearetrivialthingsbutdomakesenseifkidswanttolearntostandontheirownfeet.
Doyourparentspayyoumoneyforyourhelpwithhousework?theanswermaybe"no.".however,obamadoespayhisdaoghters$1perweekforhelpingdothehousework.Asthesayinggoes,"nopian,nogain."
Obamadoesnotthinkitnecessarytogivegifts,especiallyexpensiveones,tohisdaughters.Why?BecausehehopesthatMaliaandSashawillkeepacoolhesdwhileothersareshowingoffexpensivegiftsontheirbirthdays.Festivalswithoutgiftsaresimplerandpurer
MaliaanSashaarealsoadvisedtotake"anactivepartinafer-schoolactivities."Itisnotabouthowoutstandingtheyareinsuchactivities,butaboutenjoyinglifetothefullest.