Hoda absent from TODAY again

[Anonymous]

I seriously don't get cryptic quotes on social media--celeb or non-celeb. wtf?

When I had beloved relatives battling terminal cancer and when I had other personal traumas--I was radio silent. I didn't think to get on to post vague messages that left people wondering, nervous and even more confused.

A celebrity would have a PR person I'd think do the protection/control.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I seriously don't get cryptic quotes on social media--celeb or non-celeb. wtf?

When I had beloved relatives battling terminal cancer and when I had other personal traumas--I was radio silent. I didn't think to get on to post vague messages that left people wondering, nervous and even more confused.

A celebrity would have a PR person I'd think do the protection/control.

She posts inspirational memes all the time. People on this post don't have a clue and are extremely entitled!

[Anonymous]

It's a family health issue. It's been announced. She could be away for a long time. Even if it's as simple as one of her kids needing some early intervention, it takes a while to completely explore the issue, set up the right interventions, make sure your child is happy with the set up etc. Parent health issue also is draining and requires a lot of time with parent, but also recovery time to process it all. I hope she isn't dealing with breast cancer again. Whatever it is, I would not be surprised if she is out for a while. I wish her the best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a family health issue. It's been announced. She could be away for a long time. Even if it's as simple as one of her kids needing some early intervention, it takes a while to completely explore the issue, set up the right interventions, make sure your child is happy with the set up etc. Parent health issue also is draining and requires a lot of time with parent, but also recovery time to process it all. I hope she isn't dealing with breast cancer again. Whatever it is, I would not be surprised if she is out for a while. I wish her the best.

She’s not sick.

They finally addressed it today by simply saying she is fine but she’s dealing with a family health issue.

They could have said the exact same thing last week or earlier this week.

Waiting nearly two weeks fueled speculation. That makes me wonder if that was their intention.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's a family health issue. It's been announced. She could be away for a long time. Even if it's as simple as one of her kids needing some early intervention, it takes a while to completely explore the issue, set up the right interventions, make sure your child is happy with the set up etc. Parent health issue also is draining and requires a lot of time with parent, but also recovery time to process it all. I hope she isn't dealing with breast cancer again. Whatever it is, I would not be surprised if she is out for a while. I wish her the best.

She’s not sick.

They finally addressed it today by simply saying she is fine but she’s dealing with a family health issue.

They could have said the exact same thing last week or earlier this week.

Waiting nearly two weeks fueled speculation. That makes me wonder if that was their intention.

If it involves someone other than herself who is an adult, then out of respect she needs to ask that person what she can say. If it was surgery or sudden cancer diagnosis or whatever, you aren't going to say "by the way what can I put on social media and what can I tell the whole world" right away. If it's an issue with one of her kids first you deal with things and figure out what's going on and how concerning it is and then you decide what you want to share. I don't think she is being a drama queen wanting to fuel speculation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe Hoda’s mom has Covid? That would certainly be concerning given her age.

Wouldn’t it be easy to release a statement saying Hoda is away taking care of her ailing mother who is currently battling covid? Weird not to.

While it would be nice to know, they also deserve privacy and they don’t have to release a statement.

Sure. But she’s a public figure vague-booking in real time. Speaks volumes.

Why couldn’t they make that statement within a day or so of her departure? It’s not like it spills any details. At least it would have confirmed it’s not her own health issue.

Are you serious? They may not have known prognosis, etc. Do you know how stressful/overwhelming it is to deal with something like this as a normal citizen? You at least get the gift of privacy. Its easy for you to judge from the comfort of your screen.

I don’t need a status update. None of my business. But also, don’t vaguebook then. She wants to get sympathy but not give any info. If she doesn’t want to share, she should just get that support from people in her actual life who know what’s going on.

What is vaguebooking?

Those posts on social media, like “prayers, please!” “Worst day ever!” “Keep your fingers crossed”. Where people want to share that something big is happening but don’t tell you what’s going on. It’s lame and attention seeking. Either share fully or don’t.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe Hoda’s mom has Covid? That would certainly be concerning given her age.

Wouldn’t it be easy to release a statement saying Hoda is away taking care of her ailing mother who is currently battling covid? Weird not to.

While it would be nice to know, they also deserve privacy and they don’t have to release a statement.

Sure. But she’s a public figure vague-booking in real time. Speaks volumes.

Why couldn’t they make that statement within a day or so of her departure? It’s not like it spills any details. At least it would have confirmed it’s not her own health issue.

Are you serious? They may not have known prognosis, etc. Do you know how stressful/overwhelming it is to deal with something like this as a normal citizen? You at least get the gift of privacy. Its easy for you to judge from the comfort of your screen.

I don’t need a status update. None of my business. But also, don’t vaguebook then. She wants to get sympathy but not give any info. If she doesn’t want to share, she should just get that support from people in her actual life who know what’s going on.

What is vaguebooking?

Those posts on social media, like “prayers, please!” “Worst day ever!” “Keep your fingers crossed”. Where people want to share that something big is happening but don’t tell you what’s going on. It’s lame and attention seeking. Either share fully or don’t.

+1. It is fine to want your privacy, but then don't post vague messages that just worry people and fuel speculation. The people I know like this IRL have mental health issues.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's a family health issue. It's been announced. She could be away for a long time. Even if it's as simple as one of her kids needing some early intervention, it takes a while to completely explore the issue, set up the right interventions, make sure your child is happy with the set up etc. Parent health issue also is draining and requires a lot of time with parent, but also recovery time to process it all. I hope she isn't dealing with breast cancer again. Whatever it is, I would not be surprised if she is out for a while. I wish her the best.

She’s not sick.

They finally addressed it today by simply saying she is fine but she’s dealing with a family health issue.

They could have said the exact same thing last week or earlier this week.

Waiting nearly two weeks fueled speculation. That makes me wonder if that was their intention.

If it involves someone other than herself who is an adult, then out of respect she needs to ask that person what she can say. If it was surgery or sudden cancer diagnosis or whatever, you aren't going to say "by the way what can I put on social media and what can I tell the whole world" right away. If it's an issue with one of her kids first you deal with things and figure out what's going on and how concerning it is and then you decide what you want to share. I don't think she is being a drama queen wanting to fuel speculation.

“Family health issue” doesn’t require any permission or disclosure.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's a family health issue. It's been announced. She could be away for a long time. Even if it's as simple as one of her kids needing some early intervention, it takes a while to completely explore the issue, set up the right interventions, make sure your child is happy with the set up etc. Parent health issue also is draining and requires a lot of time with parent, but also recovery time to process it all. I hope she isn't dealing with breast cancer again. Whatever it is, I would not be surprised if she is out for a while. I wish her the best.

She’s not sick.

They finally addressed it today by simply saying she is fine but she’s dealing with a family health issue.

They could have said the exact same thing last week or earlier this week.

Waiting nearly two weeks fueled speculation. That makes me wonder if that was their intention.

If it involves someone other than herself who is an adult, then out of respect she needs to ask that person what she can say. If it was surgery or sudden cancer diagnosis or whatever, you aren't going to say "by the way what can I put on social media and what can I tell the whole world" right away. If it's an issue with one of her kids first you deal with things and figure out what's going on and how concerning it is and then you decide what you want to share. I don't think she is being a drama queen wanting to fuel speculation.

“Family health issue” doesn’t require any permission or disclosure.

Have you ever been in the middle of a family health crisis? It's hard to process anything and depending on the nature of it you are sometimes camped out at the hospital for a long time. Maybe she wanted to be transparent and say "mom had a stroke" or "my sister had to get an emergency procedure" but she didn't want to say anything, not a single word, until the person was able to have input.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's a family health issue. It's been announced. She could be away for a long time. Even if it's as simple as one of her kids needing some early intervention, it takes a while to completely explore the issue, set up the right interventions, make sure your child is happy with the set up etc. Parent health issue also is draining and requires a lot of time with parent, but also recovery time to process it all. I hope she isn't dealing with breast cancer again. Whatever it is, I would not be surprised if she is out for a while. I wish her the best.

She’s not sick.

They finally addressed it today by simply saying she is fine but she’s dealing with a family health issue.

They could have said the exact same thing last week or earlier this week.

Waiting nearly two weeks fueled speculation. That makes me wonder if that was their intention.

If it involves someone other than herself who is an adult, then out of respect she needs to ask that person what she can say. If it was surgery or sudden cancer diagnosis or whatever, you aren't going to say "by the way what can I put on social media and what can I tell the whole world" right away. If it's an issue with one of her kids first you deal with things and figure out what's going on and how concerning it is and then you decide what you want to share. I don't think she is being a drama queen wanting to fuel speculation.

“Family health issue” doesn’t require any permission or disclosure.

Have you ever been in the middle of a family health crisis? It's hard to process anything and depending on the nature of it you are sometimes camped out at the hospital for a long time. Maybe she wanted to be transparent and say "mom had a stroke" or "my sister had to get an emergency procedure" but she didn't want to say anything, not a single word, until the person was able to have input.

Family health issue—the language they ultimately used nearly two weeks later—could have just as easily been said earlier to make clear it wasn’t Hoda without letting on who it was in her family.

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No need for permission when you aren’t actually saying who the person is or what the issue is

ICYMI: she was photographed picking up her older kid from school the other day, so she’s clearly functional (and it’s not her older daughter).

[Anonymous]

It was her youngest daughter, she was in the ICU (they haven’t said why). Hoda is back on the air and was visibly shaken when talking about it. 😞

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was her youngest daughter, she was in the ICU (they haven’t said why). Hoda is back on the air and was visibly shaken when talking about it. 😞

I just saw that- how scary. I feel for all of them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe Hoda’s mom has Covid? That would certainly be concerning given her age.

Wouldn’t it be easy to release a statement saying Hoda is away taking care of her ailing mother who is currently battling covid? Weird not to.

While it would be nice to know, they also deserve privacy and they don’t have to release a statement.

Sure. But she’s a public figure vague-booking in real time. Speaks volumes.

Why couldn’t they make that statement within a day or so of her departure? It’s not like it spills any details. At least it would have confirmed it’s not her own health issue.

Are you serious? They may not have known prognosis, etc. Do you know how stressful/overwhelming it is to deal with something like this as a normal citizen? You at least get the gift of privacy. Its easy for you to judge from the comfort of your screen.

I don’t need a status update. None of my business. But also, don’t vaguebook then. She wants to get sympathy but not give any info. If she doesn’t want to share, she should just get that support from people in her actual life who know what’s going on.

What is vaguebooking?

Those posts on social media, like “prayers, please!” “Worst day ever!” “Keep your fingers crossed”. Where people want to share that something big is happening but don’t tell you what’s going on. It’s lame and attention seeking. Either share fully or don’t.

+1. It is fine to want your privacy, but then don't post vague messages that just worry people and fuel speculation. The people I know like this IRL have mental health issues.

I can't decide which I dislike more, the vague posts or the ones that say "if you know me" or "those who know me." Um, if we're connected on social media don't we all know you? Just leave that out and say what you're going to say.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's a family health issue. It's been announced. She could be away for a long time. Even if it's as simple as one of her kids needing some early intervention, it takes a while to completely explore the issue, set up the right interventions, make sure your child is happy with the set up etc. Parent health issue also is draining and requires a lot of time with parent, but also recovery time to process it all. I hope she isn't dealing with breast cancer again. Whatever it is, I would not be surprised if she is out for a while. I wish her the best.

She’s not sick.

They finally addressed it today by simply saying she is fine but she’s dealing with a family health issue.

They could have said the exact same thing last week or earlier this week.

Waiting nearly two weeks fueled speculation. That makes me wonder if that was their intention.

No, that's a big safety issue. Because if they said Hoda's kid was in the hospital, there would have been paps and possibly crazy fans stalking the hospitals to get photos. They would also be hounding her at her residence to get photos of her coming and going.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe Hoda’s mom has Covid? That would certainly be concerning given her age.

Wouldn’t it be easy to release a statement saying Hoda is away taking care of her ailing mother who is currently battling covid? Weird not to.

While it would be nice to know, they also deserve privacy and they don’t have to release a statement.

Sure. But she’s a public figure vague-booking in real time. Speaks volumes.

Why couldn’t they make that statement within a day or so of her departure? It’s not like it spills any details. At least it would have confirmed it’s not her own health issue.

We've learned volumes about you. Ghoul.