I grew-up watching Good Morning America. Every weekday morning David Hartman and Joan Lunden entered our family room. I got in the habit of expecting a half an hour of entertaining news before the day started as my parents sat around in their terry robes.
I also got in the habit of drinking a lot of coffee.
When I left for college I left my morning news days behind mostly because 1. I worked at a bakery and was at work before the chickens 2. The Simpson’s watched at the bars on Mondays kept me updated on the latest newsworthy information, and 3. I am not sure I owned a TV.
But I still drank more coffee than God.
Then I got a real job that cut into my morning time anyways and I mostly forgot about the morning news programs for another 10 years.
Until I had a baby, and this wonderful thing called Maternity Leave afforded me morning time. With only a newborn who mainly slept and nursed, I turned on the TV and ate bonbons. And drank coffee. At seven AM one morning I turned on NBC and this man stared back at me. Oh Matt.
My parents were disappointed in my defection from ABC.
We became very close over the next 4 months. Two full hours of Matt each day. Morning porn for moms.
When the pesky thing called “work” that provided this thing called a “paycheck” started again 4 months later I had to leave Matt for awhile. Thank goodness I changed my hours to a bit later so I could still almost get a full hour of Matt each morning. Oh Matt.
So thank god 2 years later I had another baby so I could justify quitting my job so I could stay home with Matt my kids full time.
I should also mention that he’s had a few women sitting next to him through the years. I cannot tell you their names. I always pictured myself there.
So you can imagine my horror when the rumors started flying last week that my Matt was leaving my morning view.
Who can replace my morning porn? Am I suppose to find another station, work out, listen to my children? Cook a healthy breakfast, give-up coffee, and build blocks? Read my children books, put on make up and do my hair, or god forbid watch Sid the Science Kid.
Please say it isn’t so. No good mom deserves Barney, Elmo or Caillou.
Help me people. NBC please pay the man more. Please save my mornings and keep Matt Lauer on my television set.
I hope Matt’s people have a Google Alert set up for “Matt Lauer porn” and they find this post!
So, you don’t mind that he’s lost his hair these past few years?
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I’ve never watched the Today Show, but dang, if he’s that hot…I’m going to have to start getting out of bed earlier.
Matt is to prissy for you. You need a real man. Let him go.
Well Anthony Bourdain is already taken by YOU! xo
All good thoughts are being sent right now. XO
OMG! Did you really use the term morning porn?! I love you.
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Oh please tell me that other moms also seek morning porn, oui?
You lady, crack me up. I gre up with GMA too but the TODAY show is my morning porn too..I love Lester Holt…like ‘luv” him
so I know how u feel. It won’t be the same without Matt…so let’s all say a communal prayer that he stays!!!! *AMEN*
Oh Lester – 6am every Saturday. My family room. uh huh.
I think he already makes 16 mill, and is usually only on the first hour or so-but I want him to stay too. If money is the issue ,they could get rid of Kathy Lee and give her salary to him….
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So I guess you could say that you are a fan of Matt Lauer. (understatement of century)
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eensy teensy bit of a fan, yes.
I really believe that Matt Lauer and Katie Couric would form a cool team with each other in the production of a show. They already demonstrated this with the Today show, that endured for quite long period. The remaining doubt is if they will get the approval!
Say it isn’t so! That would be heartbreaking. I too have a strange fascination with Matt, although I find the older “mature” Matt much better eye candy. I wonder how many women on the verge of becoming SAHM will think twice now that Matt is leaving.
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Tracy-would you be jealous if you knew that I actually shook Matt’s hand? I have pictures, too……