Hoda Kotb Is Under A Ton Of ‘Pressure’ In Her Nightly Routine With Daughter Hope

While the dilemma the “Today Show” host Hoda Kotb got herself into might not be readily apparent to those who have never raised a small child, Kotb’s co-host Jenna Bush Hager, who has three children of her own, identified the problem immediately. “Oh, no. You’ve started a terrible thing. This is not good!” Hager joked while offering up mugs, cue cards, and even a piece of gum from the hosts’ table for Kotb to give her daughter.

Kotb laughed and continued that the night before, she had repurposed an old zip-up earbud case as a container for “special” coins and a plastic ring. When Hager asked if she regretted creating the nighttime routine, Kotb quickly said, “Yes! Yes! Every night, it’s a lot of pressure. They never forget. And look at me. I’m foraging around my apartment trying to find something.”

The NBC co-hosts discussed whether a personal mantra would be an acceptable substitute for a new item every night, but both quickly dismissed the idea. “She’s going to want the things,” Jenna conceded before offering her hilarious solution. “Just go into any of your drawers, and they’re bottomless pits filled with paper clips and hummus and stale chips, and all of that can be special if you make it special,” Hager said as Kotb laughed along.