Michelle Obama Jokes She’s ‘Glad’ She Never Had a Boy Because He ‘Would’ve Been a Barack’: ‘Would’ve Felt for Him’

Michelle Obama is “so glad” she didn’t end up having a son for one reason in particular.

During the Wednesday, June 18 episode of her IMO podcast while joined by her cohost and brother Craig Robinson, the former first lady, 61, caught up with radio giant Angie Martinez in a conversation that extended to the challenges that come with raising young men.

At one point, Martinez told Obama that she “should’ve [thrown] a boy in the mix,” referring to her family with her husband Barack Obama and adult daughters Malia, 26, and Sasha, 24.

“I’m so glad I didn’t have a boy. Because he would’ve been a Barack Obama,” Michelle joked, as Martinez insisted: “Baby Barack, it would’ve been amazing.”

“No, I would’ve felt for him,” Michelle responded.

After Robinson clarified that Michelle “borrowed our boys” — referring to his own children — the former first lady agreed and confirmed that she’s “got plenty.”

Elsewhere during Robinson and Michelle’s latest episode, the pair spoke with Martinez about the work that comes with raising boys in today’s climate.

“People say mothers raise their girls and love their sons. And I say, love your son but raise them, too,” Michelle said. “Raise him to be as strong as you know he’s going to have to be. Teach him how to deal with the traffic stop but also teach him how to communicate in a marriage and be a listening father and to be a compassionate neighbor and be a voting citizen. Somebody who’s gonna pay attention and care about something outside of himself.”

“And if you’re thinking about that human, then all these choices become a little more clear about what he needs as a grown man in the world,” she added.

Michelle’s comments come days after she shared Father’s Day wishes to Barack alongside a throwback Instagram snap, showing the couple smiling alongside their two daughters.

“I love looking back at photos like this of when our girls were younger. @BarackObama has always been there for us no matter what — even when it felt like the weight of the world was on his shoulders,” she captioned the image.

“We’ve always been so grateful. To Barack and all the dads and father-figures celebrating today, Happy Father’s Day! ❤️” Michelle concluded.

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Back in May, while appearing on The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett podcast, the Becoming author shut down rumors of relationship problems between her and Barack, explaining that “everybody would know” if they “were having problems.”

“I’m not a martyr. I would be problem solving in public. ‘Let me tell you what he did,’ “ she said.

“The beauty of my husband and our partnership is that neither one of us was really ever gonna quit at it, ’cause that’s not who we are,” she added. “And I know that about him. He knows that about me.”

The Obamas stepped out for a date night in New York City in late May, before toasting another family milestone in June as Sasha marked her 24th birthday.

Both Michelle and Barack shared the same photo of them posing alongside their daughters for the occasion. “Happy birthday to my sweet girl, Sasha,” Michelle wrote. “Can’t believe how quickly time has flown. I’m so proud of the woman you’ve become. Love you always! 💕🥳🎉”