Michelle Obama reveals emotional milestone moment with daughters Sasha and Malia years after leaving White House: 'That's happiness'

Michelle Obama vulnerably opened up about a recent, emotional first that she experienced with her daughters Sasha Obama, 25, and Malia Obama, 28.

The former First Lady got candid on her podcast with her brother Craig Robinson, IMO, along with their special guest, Megan Thee Stallion.

During her time living in the White House, neither she nor her daughters got to experience simple things like driving a car on their own.

In the podcast episode, Michelle revealed that for Mother's Day, her daughters took her on a unique journey.

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She recalled: "I just started driving. I just, for the first time, drove in a car with my daughters by ourselves. That was their Mother's Day gift for me and I could cry because they don't live in a bubble, as you've seen, and one of the reasons is, they did and they don't want it. They don't want parts of it."

The trio made a day of it, as Sasha drove them from Los Angeles to Palm Springs, and they visited spots solo that most people can freely visit, without a driver or a motorcade escorting them for safety precautions.

Aside from that newfound sense of freedom, another first for Michelle was her daughter's driving her.

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Megan interjected: "And how did you feel about being a mom in the passenger's seat?"

Michelle responded: "It was good. I mean, Sasha was a good driver. I had never driven with her cause we couldn't drive with them when we were in the White House. We still can't."

She explained: "I mean, we're driven – we're secured in a motorcade, so they didn't learn how to drive from me. They learned how to drive from their [secret service] agents. So they were taught well. I'd never experienced that freedom."

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They visited In-N-Out Burger and McDonald's, specifically for their fries. Michelle revealed that she had no issue using the drive-thru and that the employees "didn't know" it was them, because she kept her appearance low-key with a hat and Sasha ordered for them.

Michelle and her family members have entered a new era in her life with a new level of autonomy, which is worth celebrating

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She expressed: "I'm 62 years old – that's starting to put some normal back into it – it's just like a simple car ride. That's joy. That's gratitude. That's happiness."

Sasha and Malia live together in Los Angeles. Sasha graduated from the University of Southern California in 2023, where she studied sociology. Malia graduated from Harvard in 2021, where she studied visual and environmental studies.