Mom’s Taylor Swift Concert Excuse Note to Teacher Blows Up Twitter

ABC reports A Taylor Swift fan and mom has gone viral after sharing a letter she wrote to her daughter's teacher, asking that her daughter be excused from class so she can attend Taylor's Eras Tour. My wife and daughter (mostly my wife) are totally Taylor Swift crazy, so I can relate to this mother big time!

Karen Vladek, a lawyer and legal recruiter, shared the note she wrote to her daughter Maddie's teacher on Twitter with the caption, "Here’s hoping my daughter’s 1st-grade teacher is a Swiftie."  The note incorporated as many references to Taylor's songs as possible, with such lines as "I hope missing school doesn't ruin her otherwise stellar Reputation but she begged me to go and maybe I Should Have Said No but I didn't want to be Mean. So It Goes."

She also wrote, "I know I did Something Bad and I promise this will be The Last Time she has an unexcused absence before the Cruel Summer starts."  She signed it "Forever and Always" and the subject line was, "It's Me, Hi, I'm the Problem It's Me."

Vladek's plan worked: She posted a follow-up captioned about the teacher, "MS  PARKS GETS IT." It was a screenshot of the teacher's reaction: "THIS MADE MY ENTIRE DAY."

Vladek and Maddie are going to see the Eras tour on April 24 in Houston.

Here's the entire list of Taylor's stops on her tour including three dates in late May at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Kelly Clarkson keeps cranking out amazing covers in her Kellyoke series. The singer and talk show host never fails to entertain with her genre-spanning covers. From Destiny's Child to Lenny Kravitz to Chris Stapleton, you don't know what song she will put her own spin on next.

Clarkson previously released an album of six of her covers from 2022 after "singing over 500" on The Kelly Clarkson Show, which she said was "near-impossible" to choose. The Kellyoke album was released in June of 2022 and features the following songs:

Announcing her upcoming 10th studio album, Chemistry, the singer said she didn’t want “everybody” to think that her emotions could just be simplified as angry or sad. She explained in a video, “This album is definitely the arc of an entire relationship, and a whole relationship shouldn’t be just brought down to one thing. So there’s the good, the bad, the ugly thing kinda going on in it.”

In addition to new music, Clarkson will also be heading to Las Vegas, singing fan favorites and new songs, for a 10-show residency starting July 28.

See our favorite Kellyoke performances of 2023 so far below:

Kelly playfully made Taylor's version her own, as she notes in the caption.

Kelly's rendition of "Do I Wanna Know?" is so powerful and we might like it even better than the original!

Kelly kicked off Black History Month with this powerhouse cover of Destiny Child's 2001 hit song.

Clarkson shows the softness of her voice in this beautiful ballad by emerging artist, Joy Oladokun.

Though it is impossible to out-sing Cher, Clarkson's rendition of 1998's "Strong Enough" is fun and high energy.

Clarkson gives CeCe Peniston a run for her money in this groovy dance cover.

Clarkson blew us away with her version of rock band Spacehog's 1994 song.

Kelly lets us know it ain't over till it's over in this Lenny Kravitz cover of "It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over."

The talk show host covered one of our favorite Janet Jackson songs: "When I Think of You."

Starting off the song slow, Kelly ups the energy in this classic dance pop song, "Gotta Get Thru This."

Kelly kicked off Spring with another Florence + the Machine cover, belting out "Free."

We are loving this soulful cover of Jazmine Sullivan's Grammy-award-winning song.

Kelly and Shazam!'s Zachary Levi harmonized beautifully in this cover of 'Something Stupid' by Nancy and Frank Sinatra.

We love how effortless and natural Kelly sounds in her cover of Mark Morrison's "Return of the Mack."

Clarkson breathes new life into Death Cab for Cutie's "You Are a Tourist."

Kelly has the vocal power to make this Mazzy Star cover both dreamy and calming, yet powerful and commanding.

Kelly gave the Pixies a run for their money when she covered "Where Is My Mind?" in February.

Clarkson evoked her inner Stapleton when she covered this smooth cover of "Tennessee Whiskey."

Adele who? Clarkson blew her fellow powerhouse singer away in her rendition of this Adele classic.

These two powerhouse singers might be the most iconic pairing of all time! Kelly harmonizes beautifully with P!nk, allowing her to take the spotlight.

Her performance of Chris De Burgh's signature song from 1986 is simply beautiful.