Weird Rules Chelsea Clinton Had To Follow Growing Up In The White House

When Chelsea Clinton was 12 years old, her parents, Bill and Hillary Clinton, moved into the White House. The year was 1993. But even before she became the daughter of a U.S. president, she had lived much of her life in the spotlight. When Chelsea was born, her father was already governor, and she covered the newspaper’s front page the day after her birth.

Even as Bill worked hard on his first presidential campaign, he and his wife, Hillary, prioritized family time. Chelsea reported to Vogue that there were only three nights when she wasn’t with one or both of her parents, and no matter where they were or how busy they got, there would always be one parent to fly home and spend time with her through mundane activities like homework or putting her to bed.

Other than ensuring Chelsea did her schoolwork, her parents set boundaries for what their daughter would do in her free time. This included adhering to movie ratings (for instance, PG-13 movies weren’t allowed when she was young), and Chelsea rebelled by watching “Dirty Dancing.”

She ultimately felt guilty for doing so and admitted it to Bill and Hillary. In the foreword of “Talking Back to Facebook,” she claimed that the knowledge of her parents being disappointed was worse than a punishment. For this transgression, Chelsea was grounded, but only for a weekend.

As the family acclimated to life in the presidential mansions, the rules from her parents continued, and sometimes, they got a little weird.