Carson Daly says he communicates with his 13-year-old daughter Etta mostly through Snapchat instead of talking in person
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Daly joked about his family’s love of food, saying he’d struggle if his kids dated someone with strict dietary preferences
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The Today co-host shares four children with his wife Siri and often discusses parenting on the show
Carson Dalyhas a unique way of communicating with his daughter.
TheTodayco-host, 52, appeared on a Monday, May 18 episode ofToday with Jenna & Sheinelleand shared that although his 13-year-old daughter Etta is "doing great," the two "never speak" anymore.
"Do you speak 13-year-old? Cause I don't," Daly began.
"You ever hear that phrase, 'You've got to meet kids where they are?' You hear it in business a lot," he later said.
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"Six months ago, I did Snapchat," continued the dad of four. "I have literally communicated with my daughter, in particular, more via Snapchat than I have in real life."
"Does it work?" asked Jenna Bush Hager.
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"I can say, 'Are you okay?' " Daly said. "And then I'll put some stupid emoji. And she'll write back, like, 'LOL,' and all these little things are flying all over the screen."
"As silly as it is, I am connected a little bit," he continued, smiling.
Daly shares his four kids — Jackson, 17, Etta, London, 11, and Goldie, 6 — with wife Siri.
Elsewhere in the episode, Daly sharedhis dating dealbreakersfor his four kids. Daly and Bush Hager were discussingKylie Kelce's recent comments on herNot Gonna Liepodcast about beingunable to let her kids date a Dallas Cowboys fanwhen Bush Hager asked Daly about his own rules for his kids.
"The only reservation I would have for my kids would be, like, a vegan or something like that maybe…" Daly began before a group of producers was heard loudly laughing off-camera. Daly covered his mouth with apparent embarrassment, saying, "Is that bad to say? Am I gonna get canceled for that?"
Bush Hager asked for clarification on the comment, wondering if it was just because Daly wanted his future daughter or son-in-law to eat meat.
"Yeah, I mean, look at me!" Daly quipped. "Food is, like, a really important part of, like, the fabric of our family. If we didn't have food, I wouldn't talk to my wife about anything. It holds us together, so if one of them brought home a date who was super picky. Like, ‘I don't eat anything — fish from the sea, cows that go moo.' Like, I've got a Traeger [smoker], bro."
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