Michelle Obama recalls the 'crazy' part of Sasha and Malia's lives

Michelle Obama is opening up about figuring out life and motherhood in the White House.

In an interview on Keke Palmer's podcast, Obamaspoke about helping her and former President Barack Obama's daughters navigate the White House at a young age. Malia Obama was 10 when Barack Obama became president, while Sasha Obama was 7, marking two of the youngest residents in the White House in decades.

"With them, it was really just trying to keep them focused on their lives. They could never miss school or something that they had to do for school because something cool was happening right at the White House," Obama said on "Baby, This is Keke Palmer" Tuesday, May 19. "They only traveled with us on their breaks – so summers, and there's spring break when they weren't at camp – so the goal was to make their lives as normal as possible."

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To maintain normalcy, Obama said they encouraged their daughters to do typical things with their friends, including going to sleepovers and bar mitzvahs. She added that inviting friends over to the White House took getting used to for the girls.

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Michelle Obama recalls why she told White House team 'don't ever do that'

One thing Obama learned early on was that administrative changes needed to be made in order for the girls to fulfill their roles as "little diplomats," recalling their first trip as the first family to Russia.

"They maybe slept for three hours on the plane with jet lag. And I had to go in and wake them up knowing that they hadn't had sleep," Obama said. "I was like, this is crazy. I told [Barack], 'This is ridiculous.'"