But these are young women who take cellphone photos and, yes, go on spring break. You don't stop them. You can only hope to contain them. They don't care what their parents think — no teenager really does, no matter how big the spotlight, and, hey, there are always sleeves for all the photo-ops to come in the second term. To that end, Sasha and Malia are currently too young to get tattoos on their own — they'll need their parents' permission until they're 18 years old. And while they've got that permission, they're not about to give in to some embarrassing ultimatum from a fluffy morning talk show interview. Indeed, no matter how charming and intelligent these two may seem, they may be headed for troublesome teenagedom — or at least the awkward Chelsea phase — just as a Bush daughter is climbing out of it. Soon enough, the First Daughters might be talking back to the most powerful man in the world even more than said powerful man jokes about on the stump; soon enough, Secret Service willing, one of them might call dad's bluff. Here's how the Obama tattoo dilemma might play out. Emphasis on the might.

The 'You Suck, Dad' Option

@lindseyweber uh, I would just get a tattoo that says “Barack Obama stinks”? — Brian Feldman (@BAFeldman) April 24, 2013

This would be an instant classic — and no doubt endear the younger Obamas to legions on the right. Of course, Malia would no doubt come to regret it down the line when she's in college and needs a couple of extra dollars on a Friday evening to afford drinks and after-bar pizza. "Hey, remember when you made me get a tattoo saying I stink? You can stay home and study." That's a tought argument to rebut when you want to go dancing.

The Classic Tramp Stamp

I'm very displeased that Obama made me picture him with a tramp stamp. wapo.st/10d3dbS — Elise Foley (@elisefoley) April 24, 2013

Oh, to be a dad in the early part of the 2000s must have been awful, when what's commonly referred to now as the "tramp stamp" was really blossoming in popularity. Did it have something to do with Tara Reid? Historians will sort it out eventually. Anyway, a tramp stamp is a tattoo on the small of a girl's back, thought to signify that she's a willing tonsil hockey partner. It is not meant to be seen completely. The idea is that it peaks out between the hem of your shirt and the waist of your lowrise jeans. Something tells us both Malia and Sasha are just generally above this.

The Tyson Option

The problem with Obama's plan is that it can't deal with the kids playing tattoo-chicken and getting, say, a crazy face tattoo. — Christopher Bird (@mightygodking) April 24, 2013

Or, you know, they could go in a completely different direction and get a face tattoo, not unlike former world Heavyweight champion boxer and Hangover star Mike Tyson, or rapper and Spring Breakers star Gucci Mane. (Make of that connection what you will.) The only other face tattoo sporters we can think of are convicted killers who get tear drops signifying the number of people they've killed as a warning to other prison inmates. But this is an option; yes, it's certainly a thing they could do. Emphasis on the could. But ice cream cones and tribal tats are, shall we say, passé — and, well, they're hip teenage girls, so tear drops are out, too. May we suggest the likeness of a One Directioners on one cheek? Or how about an eagle just above the right eye? Those could all work, right? An eagle would be very patriotic. How could the First Dad say no?