Everybody's Mommy Dies, Savannah!

Savannah Guthrie, a TV celebrity who became really famous to millions of people who never heard of her before when her mother was mysteriously abducted three weeks ago, just posted a video online saying how sad she is without her mommy. Her heart aches for her. She can hardly sleep.

Well guess what, Savannah: It happens to everyone. Every mommy eventually dies, as does every daddy. And every doggie and kitty and worst of all, sometimes a child of still living mommies and daddies. So just suck it up, we have all heard enough.

My own mommy died at the age of 62 of early onset Alzheimer's and it wasn't on the news. She started losing her mind at age 57 and could no longer speak or recognize anyone after a few years. You had your mother for an additional and relatively healthy 22 years. Be grateful for that.