Grab The Tissues! Hoda Kotb Just Opened Up About The ‘Scariest’ Part Of Being An Older Mom

"You can't help it — sometimes people will come up and say, 'Wait, you're the mother?' And it gives you this pause for a second. And your kids look around like, 'Huh? What are you talking about?' It's a tough thing to do."

"I remember thinking, 'Why does that bother me? I'm not embarrassed to be my age. I'm happy at my age. It's the perfect storm of my life. Two kids, this time, this job.' Someone was saying, 'It gets greatest later' — it does get greater later, but in between, there are these moments that you feel an 'Ouch!'" She then went on to discuss the "ouch" moments in more detail, referencing how "scary" it can be when it comes to "wondering how much time you have."

Kotb continued: "That is a big thought and worry and you wonder, you do the math a lot and that's something I don't like doing because it's scary." However, she went on to say that a recent conversation with her mother made her look at things differently, and she felt "very full" afterwards. "My mom came to visit me and I looked at her and said, 'At least 30 years more. At least. That's 35 for Haley, that's 33 for Hope. That makes me feel very full.'"

And we know that Hoda isn’t alone, as Sandra Bullock is also in the same position. In fact, Hoda recalled how it was the Gravity actress herself who convinced her to explore adoption. "I remember looking up and seeing Sandra Bullock talk about her adoption on screen. And you know what I did? I Googled 'How old is Sandra Bullock?' And I was like, 'Oh my God, she's my age! And she's delightful and vibrant and full of everything,'" Hoda recalled. "And I thought to myself, 'You don't know when your moment is happening. You don't know when your moment's coming. But when you see it, you take it.'"