Part of the White House experience is having a detailed security service with you at all times, which also means going by a code name. Malia Obama's code name was "Radiance," an alliteration of Barack Obama's codename "Renegade." Following tradition, all the Obama family's codenames started with the letter R. Michelle Obama went by "Renaissance," while Sasha Obama went by "Rosebud." The Secret Service was around for many core experiences of Malia's life, from sleepovers, concerts, and even their first dates. While having them around for some of those moments may have been a bit of a drag, I think even Malia would find the novelty in telling people that the Secret Service taught her how to drive.

In an episode of "Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast," Michelle Obama discussed parenting with her brother, Craig Robinson, and her mother, Marian Robinson. Michelle admits that raising children in the White House was a challenge. "It's like, pluckin' these little girls out of our normal life on the South Side of Chicago [...] and our way of doing things, and our community, and then putting them in a historic mansion with butlers and maids, and florists, and gardeners, and Secret Service, and then trying to make sure that they understood boundaries, understood responsibility," she said. Her brother responded by commending the group effort (Barack, Michelle, and Michelle's mother) that went into parenting them since they "ended up so well-adjusted."