‘Today’ Hoda Kotb Tells Jenna Bush Hager To Grow Up
Undeniably, it has been a busy week for Today. Recently, Today got a special weather forecast by Snoop which was just as entertaining as everyone hoped. Al Roker was out. Additionally, Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager hit a point of disagreement. But Hoda tells her she needs to grow up and stop being petty.
Hoda Kotb And Jenna Bush Hager Sometimes Have To Agree To Disagree
In general, Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager have friendly discussions back and forth. Not only are they co-workers but they are friends. Many times they are completely in sync with each other. However, on Monday, October 14, Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager discuss a particular “Social Dilemma” that Hoda thinks Jenna needs to reexamine.
The question that came in was, “My husband and I were ghosted by a woman we’ve known for years. We are grown adults in our 50s. We’ve reached out to her several times to ask what we can do to fix our friendship, but she’s always too busy. We have a neighborhood event next week and know we’re going to see her. It’s going to be awkward. How should we handle it?” In this case, Hoda and Jenna didn’t see eye to eye.
Hoda Kotb Tells Jenna Bush Hager To Grow Up
Jenna Bush Hager, 42, responds vindictively, “I think you just ghost her right back.” But then, pauses and asks for Hoda’s approval, “Is that bad?” To which Hoda, 60, immediately corrects, “Yes. That is. No, no, no.” Jenna continues to justify her reasoning, “I mean if she ghosted you, maybe she’s Casper and she’s friendly. You don’t need to go up and chat, just let it go.” But Hoda just continues to disagree, shaking her head and repeating, “No, no.” Then, she tells Jenna to grow up, “No, stop being a baby.”
Instead, Hoda Kotb believes they should turn the other cheek, especially since they don’t know the root of the issue. She says, “I think you just go ‘Hey, how are you?’ Just a normal, pleasant hello.” Furthermore, reminding them that they want to leave the door open, “You have no ill will, you don’t even know what happened.” At that point, Jenna realized there could be more to the story. She takes Hoda’s suggestion and says with compassion, “And maybe she didn’t ghost. Maybe she’s going through something.” Jenna has a new look at the situation and poses the question, “How do you know if someone has ghosted?”
Does She Have Experience With Ghosting?
After Today host, Hoda Kotb nobly suggests taking the high road, Jenna Hager confronts the idea. Jenna asks if Hoda has ever been ghosted. Hoda thinks about it and tries to say if people are “still trying,” but Jenna wants a more direct answer and calls her out, “You have never been ghosted before!” Hoda says, “I’m sure I have, I just don’t recall. Unless it’s one of my nearest and dearest, I don’t know if I would notice.” Jenna interjects, “No, because you are probably ‘dual ghosting.'” They both giggle knowing that their busy lives can lead to those occasions.
Hoda Kotb reiterates, “I think that she should be super polite, not cold shoulder-y.” Furthermore, Hoda thinks it is a good opportunity to check on the friend asking, “Are you good?” Although Jenna was quick to jump on ghosting retaliation originally, she took Hoda’s perspective and added, “It doesn’t have to be awkward if you change the narrative.” But Hoda continues, “You get to decide if it is going to be awkward.” But Hoda also notes, “But it is a little bit strange.” Then, Jenna considerately says, “I know, it’s sad.” And Hoda echoes, “Yeah, it is sad.”
What do you think? Is Hoda Kotb right? Should Jenna Bush Hager “stop being a baby” about ghosting people? What would you do in that situation? Drop your comments below.
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Just move on, Jenna. I agree with Hoda. Be civilized and express a little interest but accept that the woman isn’t up for a friendship with you and you may never know why.