Taylor Swift Fan's Parent Protects Her Kid's 'Reputation' With Eras Tour Absence Note

The mother of a Taylor Swift fan hopes an upcoming school absence for the pop star’s Eras Tour show in Houston won’t ruin her first-grade daughter’s “otherwise stellar Reputation.” 

Karen Vladeck, an award-winning Austin-based lawyer and legal recruiter, drew heavily on Swift’s famous lyrics in her note asking that daughter Maddie’s absence be excused later this month.

Vladeck, in a tweet on Tuesday, posted the absence note to her daughter’s teacher. It began “Dear Reader, ” then reeled off a string of references to the singer’s work.

“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...,” Vladek wrote.

“Anyway, I hope this doesn’t leave any Bad Blood between you and Maddie and that things for the rest of the year are not Treacherous . 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. Forever & Always , Karen Vladeck.”

The email’s subject line “It’s Me, Hi, I’m the Problem, It’s Me” is a nod to the singer’s hit song “Anti-Hero. ” 

Vladeck got a warm reaction from the teacher, who said it made their “ENTIRE DAY.” But she said her husband Steve Vladeck – a CNN contributor and law professor – didn’t appear to dig the approach.

Twitter users liked the note and found ways to name-drop other Swift lyrics.