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Obama Family Tattoos Actually Sound Pretty Great

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama dance during the Inaugural Ball at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC.
Two words: Justin Bieber. Just imagine. Photo: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

What we’ve said to the girls is, ‘If you guys ever decided you’re going to get a tattoo, then mommy and me will get the exact same tattoo in the same place,” President Obama told the Today show. “And we’ll go on YouTube and show it off as a family tattoo. And our thinking is that might dissuade them from thinking that somehow that’s a good way to rebel.” As a teenager, it is Malia’s duty to call that bluff. At the very least, America wins, and she’ll laugh about it when she’s older. Like all tattoos anyway.

Obama Family Tattoos Actually Sound Pretty Great