Barack Wants To Raise His Daughters The Right Way

President-elect Barack Obama is determined to keep his kids as normal as possible.

Daddy O has already promised that he’ll help keep his girls grounded by making them continue the chores they’re already doing once they moved in to the White House, which has more staff and helpers than you can count.

Malia, age 10, and Sasha, age 7, will be responsible for cleaning their own rooms, making their beds, and will even have to “scoop the poop” that their new puppy will leave behind.

The White House’s domestic staff has already been informed not to carry out any chores that the Obamas want their girls to do.

This is a huge difference from the troublesome Bush twins, who were described by White House staff as ├óΓé¼┼ôall noblesse and no oblige.”

Michelle Obama told Barbara Walters during an interview, “That was the first thing I said to some of the staff when I did my visit. I said, ‘You know, we’re going to have to set up some boundaries’.”

And Barack emphasized that the girls would have to pick up after their new puppy as well. Adding, “We don’t want litter on the White House lawns. They are going to have to do their job.”

The girls already have their bedrooms assigned. They’ll get the same ones that the Bush twins occupied.

Barack even mentioned that Malia had chosen a special room to do her homework in.

After a visit to the White House, Malia told her dad that she planned to do her homework at the desk in the Lincoln bedroom because “I’m thinking that will inspire big thoughts”.

If that’s the case, maybe George Bush should have done some work on that desk as well.

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