[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >>> WE ARE BACK 8:18.
ALL OF THE LADIES CRAMMED AROUND THE TABLE.
AHEAD OF MOTHER'S DAY, KATHIE LEE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO HOST ALL
OF US, THE MOM SQUAD, FOR AN EARLY CELEBRATION.
>> WE TEAMED UP WITH "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE, FOR A SPECIAL MOM TALK
"TODAY" EDITION. SIT BACK AND HAVE A LITTLE LUNCH
WITH US. >> LADIESLADIES, I HOPE YOU'RE .
FIND YOUR SPOT. HODA, YOU'RE OVER HERE, HONEY.
>> THANK YOU. >> WHAT A BEAUTIFUL LUNCH.
>> THANK YOU, KATHIE LEE. >> LET'S THANK THE LORD REAL
QUICK, SHALL WE? LORD, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THIS TIME TOGETHER. WE THANK YOU FOR SISTERHOOD AND,
FATHER, FOR FATHERHOOD. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL IN YOUR HOLY
NAME. AMEN.
>> SWEET. >> I'VE BEEN A MOTHER NOW FOR
MANY, MANY YEARS. I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE A
27-YEAR-OLD AND A 23-YEAR-OLD. BUT YOU ARE A MOM FOR THE FIRST
TIME. YOU'RE A MOM FOR THE FIRST TIME.
THIS WILL BE YOUR VERY FIRST MOTHER'S DAY.
>> I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW EXCITING THAT THOUGHT IS.
>> I HAVE TO SAY, THE IDEA OF HALEY EXISTING AND ME BEING A
MOM. AND ME SITTING AT THIS TABLE
WITH YOU GUYS, I'M HAVING A FEW OUT-OF-BODIES.
AM I SUPPOSED TO BE AT THIS TABLE?
IT FEELS WEIRD? BUT IT'S -- I CAN'T BELIEVE THE
GREATEST JOY OF MY LIFE CAME AT 52.
>> I BELIEVE GOD HAS A PLAN. AND WE ALL GET THE BABY THAT'S
COMING TO US. WHATEVER FORM THAT TAKES.
IT'S HALEY FOR YOU AT THIS MOMENT.
AND YOU WOULDN'T HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN AT ANY TIME BECAUSE HALEY
IS YOUR BABY. YOU'VE BEEN WAITING YOUR WHOLE
LIFE FOR HER, NOT JUST A BABY, YOUR BABY.
I'M OLD, I HAD MY KIDS LATE. I DON'T WANT ANY OTHER KIDS BUT
VALE AND CHARLIE. I WANT THOSE KIDS.
THOSE ARE MY BABIES. WE ALL FEEL LIKE THAT.
AND IF YOU'RE NOT A MOM IN A TRADITIONAL SENSE, WE ALL HAVE
THE CHILDREN GOD INTENDS US TO HAVE.
>> YOU MAY KNOW THIS, BUT MY PARENTS COULDN'T GET PREGNANT
FOR A LOT OF YEARS. SO, THEY TRIED TO ADOPT.
AND THE DAY THEY FOUND OUT THEY WERE PREGNANT WITH US, WAS THE
DAY THEY FOUND OUT THEY HAD BEEN ACCEPTED TO ADOPT.
THEY WERE PREGNANT WITH TWINS. THEY SAID, LET'S JUST HOLD OFF.
I KEEP THAT PICTURE OF THEM THAT THEY SENT TO THE ADOPTION AGENCY
BY MY BED. DOESN'T IT LOOK LIKE TWO PEOPLE
WHO ARE DESPERATE TO HAVE CHILDREN?
AND FOR YOU, WITH HALEY, THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
AND YOU'VE CHANGED PEOPLE'S IDEAS ON WHAT MOTHERHOOD IS.
>> SO, DYLAN, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY.
>> THANK YOU. >> FIRST TIME EVER SOMEBODY'S
GOING TO SAY THAT TO YOU. >> I'M SO EXCITED.
AND I'M VERY FORTUNATE. EVERY NIGHT I WAKE UP AT 3:30 IN
THE MORNING TO PUMP. IT WAKES UP BRIAN EVERY NIGHT.
HE LOOKS OVER AND HE SAYS, I WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU'RE
BEAUTIFUL, I LOVE YOU. YOU'RE THE BEST MOM I'VE EVER
KNOWN. AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.
>> WHAT? DOES HE HAVE ROOM FOR SOME
SISTER WIVES? >> CAN WE TALK ABOUT MOM GUILT?
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT MOM GUILT. I HAVE TERRIBLE MOM GUILT.
I'M HARDLY AWAY FROM MY KIDS. HARDLY EVER.
AND I FEEL SICK INSIDE WHEN I'M NOT WITH THEM.
I REALLY DO. >> WHY?
>> ALMOST PHYSICALLY ILL. >> BECAUSE YOU MISS THEM SO
MUCH? OR YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE LETTING
THEM DOWN SOMEHOW? >> ALL OF THE ABOVE.
I MISS THEM. I FEEL LIKE I'M LETTING THEM
DOWN. IF I'M WITH THEM ALL DAY, ALL
WEEKEND LONG AND I WANT TO TAKE A BATH OR SOMETHING, I FEEL BAD
IF THEY'RE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE APARTMENT.
>> I DON'T. >> I'M TELLING YOU, I HAVE IT
BAD. MOM GUILT IS REAL.
>> WE'RE SO BLESSED WITH TECHNOLOGY IN TODAY'S WORLD.
I DIDN'T HAVE ANY OF THIS STUFF.
MY SON CALLED ME LAST NIGHT AND FACETIMED ME.
THE FACT THEY STILL WANT TO BE WITH YOU AND LIKE YOU ALL THE
TIME. I DON'T LIKE THEM ALL THE TIME.
BUT WE LOVE EACH OTHER. IT'S A BOND THAT'S BEYOND
BELIEF. IT REALLY IS.
FOR PEOPLE WHO SAY, WELL, JUST WAIT.
WAIT UNTIL THEY GET OLDER, THAT'S NOT TRUE, YOU GUYS.
>> IT WAS WITH MY PARENTS. >> EXCEPT FOR JENNA.
>> TEENAGE YEARS. THE TEENAGE YEARS WEREN'T
PRETTY. >> JUST THOSE TWO ARRESTS.
THAT'S NOT BAD. >> THAT ONE TONGUE STICKING OUT.
>> THE ONE TONGUE. >> ON MY MATERNITY LEAVE, WHEN I
WAS GETTING UP AND BREAST-FEEDING EVERY TWO HOURS
OR WHATEVER, AND MIKE WOULD BE LIKE SNORING, NEXT TO ME, I
KNOW, IN THE MORNING, WE WOULD WAKE UP.
AND HE WOULD GO, I'M SO TIRED. I DID NOT SLEEP WELL.
NO, I WAS UP. YOU SLEPT GREAT.
YOU NEED TO STOP SAYING YOU'RE TIRED.
YOU NEED TO BAN I'M TIRED FROM YOUR VOCABULARY.
>> JOEL WAS LIKE THAT. AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING, I HEARD
SOMETHING WEIRD. AND IT DISRUPTED MY SLEEP.
>> OH, SHE WAS WAILING. THAT'S A SCREAM YOU HEARD.
>> AND I FELL BACK DOWN. I'M JUST -- I GOT TO SHAKE IT
OFF. >> I THINK THERE'S A COMMON
THREAD WITH THE FOLKS I MET AND WHO ARE HERE, WE WERE LUCKY TO
HAVE PARENTS THAT MADE US FEEL LIKE YOU COULD DO ANYTHING.
IT WAS A MATTER OF HOW TO GET THERE.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT I LIKE ABOUT MY MOM?
MY MOM AND MY DAD MADE US FEEL WE COULD DO ANYTHING.
AT THE SAME TIME, THEY DIDN'T OVERSTATE THE CASE.
>> MY MOM LOVED ME, NO MATTER
WHAT. I WOULD WALK OUT THE DOOR
WEARING A HIDEOUS OUTFIT AND SHE WOULD SAY, OH, LOOK AT YOU.
HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU LOOK TODAY. AND I HONESTLY BELIEVED HER.
I WONDERED IN SEVENTH GRADE, WHY IS NO BOY ASKING ME TO DO
ANYTHING? I'M SO BEAUTIFUL.
I HAD GLASSES AND FRIZZY HAIR. BUT I BELIEVED HER.
WHEN SHE SAID, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING.
I SWEAR TO HER, I BELIEVED IT WAS TRUE.
>> AND STILL DO. >> AND TODAY, WHAT AN AMAZING
INTERVIEW YOU DID WITH THAT CELEBRITY, WHOEVER.
ANYWAY, KATHIE LEE WAS SO FUNNY. AND YOU WERE GOOD, TOO.
IT'S LIKE SOMEONE WITH TWO POM-POMS.
AND ALL I WANT TO HEAR IS YOU CAN DO IT.
I WANT TO SAY, YOU CAN DO IT. >> MILA HAD A PARENT/TEACHER
CONFERENCE, AND THEY SAID MILA HAS SO MUCH EMPATHY.
I TRIED. SHE DID?
SHE DOES? I WANT THEM TO BE KIND.
I WANT THEM TO BE GOOD. THEY ARE.
THEY'RE BORN LIKE THESE PRECIOUS GIRLS WHO CARE SO MUCH ABOUT
EACH OTHER AND ABOUT OTHERS. AND TO ME, THAT IS MOST
IMPORTANT. I WANT THAT SO MUCH.
AND I SEE THAT NOW. DON'T MESS THIS UP, JENNA.
WE GOT ONE SHOT. >> YOU'RE NOT MESSING THAT UP.
>> HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY. >> HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY.
>> CHEERS. >> CHEERS.
>> CHEERS TO MOTHER'S DAY. >> LOVE YOU, LADIES.
>> LOVE YOU. >> NOW, I'M JEALOUS.
THAT LOOKED LIKE A LOT OF FUN. >> WE HAD FUN.
>> KATHY KEPT TALKING ALL AFTERNOON.
>> ONLY A COUPLE STATEMENTS THAT HOED TO AND I WOULD LIKE TO
RETRACT. >> FOR ME, IT WAS GREAT FUN
GETTING TO KNOW YOU AND YOU A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
IT WAS LOVELY. >>