Utah dad Seth King knows the struggle of getting your kids up and off to school on time every morning.

Because the routine doesn't always go according to plan, the father of five often finds himself writing tardiness excuse notes, which his children's school requires from late students. To break up the banality, King decided to "have a little more fun with the writing exercise."

The dad writes hilarious, convoluted and at times fantasy-inspired notes, which he posts on his popular Instagram account @latenotes . The notes present creative excuses for 15-year-old Isabella, 13-year-old Carson, 10-year-old Sophia, 6-year-old Nolan and even 3-year-old Liam.