Savannah Guthrie Shares Heartwarming Story Of Mom’s Sacrifice

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Savannah Guthrie is preparing for live on The Today Show with Hoda Kotb leaving in just over a week. As the time nears, the team has been having some personal moments together and Savannah just made some big statements about her own family. She spoke about all the sacrifices her mother made to ensure that Savannah could have the career she has enjoyed.

Here is what Savannah had to say about her mother’s sacrifices and how it led her to The Today Show.

Savannah Guthrie Praises Her Mother’s Sacrifices

With Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb sharing several stories as Hoda prepares to enter the next stage of her career, Savannah had a personal story to share. She said that her mother made a great sacrifice when she was younger that helped ensure she could find her place in the world of news entertainment.

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Savannah Guthrie – YouTube

Savannah’s father died when she was just a high school senior. This led to her living at home while attending college to help her mother around the house. She wanted to be there for her mom as much as possible after her dad’s passing, and gave up much of her college life to do so.

This led to her getting her first big job offer. However, it meant that she had to leave her mother in Arizona and move to Montana to take the job. She said she couldn’t leave her mother to do this and needed to stay to help. However, Guthrie said her mother said, “I am not going to stand in the way of your dreams.” She told Savannah to go live her life.

“She could have held onto me. It wouldn’t have taken very much,” Savannah remembered. “But she’s like, ‘I’m not going to stand in the way of your dreams. I’m going to tell you, go, go, go.” Savannah then continued and said her mother told her, “If you can’t leave me, then I didn’t do my job right, Savannah.”

Fans Love Savannah Guthrie’s Story

After Savannah Guthrie shared the story with the fans, they all flocked to the comments and loved reading it and knowing what Savannah and her mother meant to each other.

 

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Here is a look at what fans had to say about Savannah’s story:

  • “One of the hardest part of parenting; letting go, As my daughter said, “Mom, we’ll always know where the nest is.”
  • “Parenthood is the only job that, if you do it right, you get fired. The only thing harder than having your kid leave is if they would stay…good job mama Guthrie. Good job.”
  • “It’s so hard to let them go.. but on the other hand all you really want is them to be HAPPY we’ve done our job in preparing them for adulting.”

What are your thoughts on Savannah Guthrie and her story about her mom? Let us know in the comments below.

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