But physical safety came with personal sacrifices.
A simple visit to a friend’s house could require extensive planning. A teenage outing could involve coordination between security teams and other families. Even the spontaneous decisions that make
adolescence exciting became difficult.
In a 2025 interview discussed by ELLE, Michelle explained that visits to other children’s homes could involve advance security checks, including questions about weapons and drugs. She also reflected on the challenge of preventing ordinary teenage behavior from becoming tabloid material.
ELLEImagine being a teenager who wants to visit a friend after school.