My little Swiftie may not rant and rave, or constantly try to get Taylorâs attention, but in every other sense of the word, sheâs a âSwiftie,â through and through. The moment Teardrops On My Guitar hit the airwaves, she became a fan, and it wasnât long before she was idolizing Taylor, inspired by her, and totally excited to get any little thing, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant, if it had Taylorâs name or picture on it. She saves it all. Itâs become a tradition, that Santa always brings her a new Taylor calendar every year, and usually a few other little things Tay. She always wants to own both the original release CDâs, as well as the special edition CDâs with extras (after having bought the digital, pre-release singles, of course), just to have a complete collection. Sheâs usually the first to know about anything Taylor posts on social media, or about any story that comes out about her. And, she gets really upset when she hears people say things about Taylor that she knows arenât true. She might be too shy or fearful of haters to tell them off, but she certainly tells her Swiftie-Dad all about it later, and gets pretty indignant. And, like so many others, she was inspired by Taylor to start writing songs. She even started teaching herself to play guitar by finding the cords to Untouchable online and using a phone app to figure out how to play them. And of course, you should see how excited she gets when a new Taylor Swift album is about to come out, or is finally released. She can barely contain herself. Unlike those who are unhappy about Taylorâs shift towards pop, itâs been totally inspiring for my own little Swiftie. She also, takes fashion cues from Taylor, once had bangs, because Taylor did, and loves retro-fashion, because Taylor occasionally sports that look. She truly looks up to her, in every way: for her music, for how she handles herself in public, for what she shows us of her private life, for how she is with fans, and for how she just seems to be a big sweetheart. It was really no surprise when she told me recently that Taylor is her role model. I canât think of a better one, or anyone in public or private life that even comes close, which is why this Swiftie-Dad has always held Taylor out to his little Swiftie as the example of how to be, in a fairly all-encompassing way. Not, that she wouldnât be just as big a Swifite, if Iâd never encouraged it. Iâm truly glad the world has Taylor. If 50(+) year old dads are allowed to be Swifties, then I guess Iâm one, too⌠through and through.
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