#swiftieparentsquad

[spartanswiftie]

My girls through the eras they have been able to participate in, patiently waiting for the day they get to attend their first @taylorswift concert!

I think their time is coming and we are all so excited!!!!

[dutch-swifties]

💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

My youngest Eva has been playing the guitar for a few years now. First she played the music the teacher provided her but last year she realized she could play anything she likes by looking up tutorials on YouTube. And that made her so much more excited!

@spartanswiftie even sent her a Lover guitar pick to practice with, and here’s her version of Lover! Oh and notice happy dancing Julia in the back... 😂😂

💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

[theycallhertaytay]

Fun Fact:

I didn’t know that I was veeeerrrrryyyy early pregnant when I met Taylor. I mean, I was literally wine drunk singing Taylor karaoke at the piano bar the night before...🤷‍♀️🤪

Someday when this baby is older, I will remind them that when they were just the size of a poppyseed, they too met Taylor. I hope they realize how truly special that is! ♥️

I now lovingly refer to this baby as my:

💖LOVER BABY💖

@taylorswift

@taylornation

[noladawnswiftie]

The cutest, most scrunchiest nose evarrr.....

❤️🌲❤️🌲❤️

[envisage4]

The other day, after about an hour of just walking around my mother’s home in the quiet (my mother was currently in the hospital) in tears, looking at the life my mother has lived with my father & feeling such fear but also the deep knowledge that sometime whether now or in time coming too soon my parents will be both together in another space I felt so lost, alone , wondering how one goes on without their deepest supporters in their corner.

I locked up & turned on my iPod to accompany me home. “Soon You’ll Get Better” was the song that came on, one I’ve avoided. Yet in that moment I knew that somehow we’d handle every medical adventure we’re facing, that I would dedicate as much time to my relationship with my mother that I could.

My mother is currently in a nursing home & today I stood outside the home holding my sign against the window looking at the one she had colored to put in the window for me, both of us on our cell phones, both living in the delusion of the moment as though it’s the most normal thing in the world.

Thank you @taylorswift for the gift of your music, even the hard ones that leave tears rolling down my cheeks.

[carnegina]

TS7 Album name theory

Kaleidescope

1. Butterflies are clearly a theme.

2. @taylorswift mentioned Kaleidescope in the IG live today.

3. The Kaleidescope in the ME! video.

4. A butterfly stays in its Chrysalis for between 5 and 21 days. 5+21=26

5. A butterfly has 4 stages in its life cycle.

4.26

Prove me wrong (please don't. I so badly want to be right)

Additions:

6. Taylor's army (caterpillars/snakes) turns into a kaleidoscope (thanks @badbloodwonderland). Just like in the beginning of the MV.

7. April 27 Merch video prominently features a kaleidoscope.

8. The snake explodes into a kaleidoscope of butterflies in the ME! video.

9. The background graphics during the Wango Tango set.

10. The multiple appearances of a ring called the Kaleidoscope by Lesley Ann Jewels

[caticornlover13]

Happy Swifties of Color night from an OG Chaperone Dad and member of @senior-swiftizens ! Got my t-shirt to be ready for Lover to drop Aug. 23!

My kids all surpassed me musically by far. There is no proof that it was not due to a steady diet of TS/Fearless/SpeakNow/Red/1989/Reputation in the house when they were little. :)

Before my son Zlatomir played his first round at the Tchaikovsky Competition on the cello in June, my pep talk to him was to play his truth with the glowing, palpable sincerity of heart of Taylor Swift at Wango Tango. (Shameless parental bragging: he won!)

Thanks to @swiftiesofcolor for organizing!

[swiftiemama97]

I present to you, @taylorswift @taylornation, a group of the finest Moms & Dads on any social media platform.

Tara  @spartanswiftie Deana  @perfectlygooodheart Kasey  @krboehmer Anita  @dutch-swifties Dawn  @herestomyrealswiends Britt  @hold-on-to-your-memories Ben  @dogsbeeslegos Kristi  @calswiftie Lori  @loriscott16 Dan  @dcarmen6 Gina  @carnegina Steph  @thesethingswillchange Jeannette  @mamasmith03 Christa  @caticornsrreal Kim  @envisage4 Cait  @kentuckyswiftie Amanda  @tdidanumberonme Kelley @zoey-and-kellovetaylor Ashley @theysaidididsomethingbad13 Alison  @swiftiemom1313 Rebecca  @swtrthanfiction13 Tabitha @taterslayertsl Courtney @somethingfearless Jamie @plaidshirtnights13 Ashley @oneswiftiemama Kimberly @pnwswiftie Karen @40yroldswiftiekaren Ashley @oneswiftiemama Amanda @newromantic76 Brittany @britjacinda Kimberley @pnwswiftie Eric @wattsnd Jenessa @born1989swiftie

We would love a group hug this era. You name the place and we will grab the keys and drive and drive.

[swiftieparentsquad]

In honor of Mother’s Day, the #SwiftieParentSquad moms have put together a video to celebrate and honor the original Swiftie momma, Andrea! @taylorswift @taylornation it would mean so much to us if you’d take a second to watch (and share with Andrea)!!!! 💗🌸

https://youtu.be/CgliKsUDlq8

[dogsbeeslegos]

‪So...bank accounts beware. Let’s make this a reality‼️ ‬

‪💕✨💕✨💕✨💕✨💕✨💕✨💕‬

‪#TaylorSwiftApril26 #SwiftieParentSquad‬

‪@taylornation @taylorswift

[spartanswiftie]

Happy Birthday Taylor!

Where do I begin! I remember before I turned 30 I felt like it was such a huge number. Instead of celebrating my 30th I threw myself a HUGE party for my 29th birthday in Atlantic City with my best friends. That birthday was WILD and so much fun and the last one I spent single. The irony is that it was a good summary of my 20s. What I never imagined is that my next decade would be everything I ever hoped for. I met my husband when I was 29. In my 30s I got married, had 2 beautiful children, really became comfortable with who I was, more assertive of my worth at my job, and realized what I really wanted in my life. I just turned 40 in August and I can honestly say I don’t know what my fears were about turning 30, it seemed like a big deal at the time but in hindsight I didn’t know the best was yet to come.

Taylor, as you enter your 30s I can already see in interviews that you’re well on your way to where my journey took me in my 30s. Recently you’ve said you can work as much as you want to, you know what you can handle and don’t want to burn yourself out. You’re taking more time for family. Using your voice to speak up for what’s right. My life mirrored this so much in my 30s. I am so excited to see where this next decade takes you!

My friends and I (28 of us) made you a birthday gift and sent it to your fanmail address. It contained some really special items one of which was rare but we thought you’d REALLY love. We know it was delivered but obviously don’t know if you’ve received or opened it so I won’t ruin any surprises. I just want to say I really hope you got it and love everything!!!

We all love you so much and hope you have an AMAZING 30th birthday!

One last thing I have for you; my girls wanted to wish you a Happy Birthday! Check out their message below!

@taylorswift @taylornation

[dutch-swifties]

Are we excited? No way we are crazy crazy excited!!!

💗💗💗 @taylorswift this Swiftie family cannot wait to see you play in Berlin!!! We gladly drive 7 hours to see you, and how beautiful is this venue!!!! I cannot wait to meet so many Swifties and my youngest will see you perform for the first time, she’ll be just as blown away as my oldest was.... 💗💗💗

[innocent-mess-you-wanted]

Spinning like a girl in a brand new dress 💕 #dancepictures #tinydancer #readyforit https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwna6e6gbB2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jzu7cqodhmrc

[noladawnswiftie]

Taylor, I don’t know how you knew it but somehow in that beautiful mind and sensational soul you reached in and plucked August 23 out of all the possible combinations of dates that could add up to 13.

You don’t know this (or maybe you do) but on August 22-23 last year, while I was sitting at home having a countdown of my own (one month left until repNOLA) I spilled a mug of freshly brewed tea in my lap. Yeah, ouch. Because I have a disability called Ankylosing Spondylitis, which is a joint disease and arthritis of the spine and sacroiliac, I move a little bit slow. So I sat in the steaming water for a few more seconds than you may have and ended up with 2nd degree burns everywhere you sit with your legs folded. While that’s all pretty rotten, my husband was across the country running in a 400mile relay race with his running club. I decided not to tell him how bad it was so he could enjoy the trip. This will haunt me forever.

You see, nine months later, on May 4, I discovered that on the trip that man that I had then had my 24th wedding anniversary to in January, began an affair with another married runner. From the day they returned home they spoke daily. He called her on his drive home instead of me. He texted her all day long at work while I was told he wa too busy to talk. These things I only discovered this summer because he was the man no one would ever suspect. He was the man you called when you needed to move or if you had a flat, never this.

So, now, I’m disabled, unable to fully care for myself and needing assistance for daily life. My two adult children are moving on with their lives, one having just moved in with her boyfriend in their first home and my son looking at his first apartment. And my now 15yo daughter is looking at the idea of having to care for me on her own. Everyone says take him for everything. Well, we were a modest family and that just isn’t my nature. I just want to get back to being happy and seeing my kids happy.

And this is the reason why I’m writing to you. This week is not one I was looking forward to. Here we are, only 4 months post separation but they are celebrating their one year anniversary. That hurts in my gut. Listening to #LOVER 13 thousand Times this weekend I was sad at first because I remembered the us we used to be, but then I was happy for you and Joe because I know y’all have so much respect for each other that it will never come to this. And my therapist says not to blame myself but that he wasn’t strong enough to handle my disease.

But even more when listening to it, I’m recognizing the empowering messages in it. —THIS IS OUR PLACE, WE MAKE THE CALL. I make the rules for how my life is going to go now. My disease may have a big part in it but I get to choose the direction. —I’LL SAVE YOU A SEAT. I will have my kids’ and my friends’ and my OWN back no matter what.

So, THANK YOU TAYLOR. Thank you for giving me something to look forward to this week. August 23 has a better place in the history book now. Love you Tay!

xo Dawn #NearlyFiftySwifty

@taylorswift @taylornation

[envisage4]

Posting any photos of myself anywhere is, in honesty, a painful experience. But here goes:

At the age of 39 my life was divine. I was working as a Clinical Director for a statewide agency focusing on children & teens placed outside their homes into foster care & residential treatment. I was the single mother of a gorgeous daughter who loved to dance with me in the living room with abandon. We went to bed happy & I woke up the next day in intensive head pain & nonsense talking. I had had a stroke.

My life changed with the snap of your fingers. I was forced to retire. I couldn’t talk. I couldn’t walk. I couldn’t read & I was terrified. I was angry at the world for two years. It took me three years to learn to read again. I describe what I call are “bad brain” days when my thoughts wont come out verbally. I still write numbers backwards, get overwhelmed easily, especially when there is lots of stimulation around me. I cry just like breathing, something common with survivors. It takes lots of repetition to learn anything new & I often tell friends & strangers to teach me “ at a kindergarten level”. I use a walker.

Yet my life has many blessings. Taylor your music helps me when my pain is overwhelming & I can’t sleep, or my anxiety is out of control. It’s your music the doctors play in the operating room when I’m having surgeries, your music they play to keep me from having panic attacks in the MRI machines

Because of you I have the most amazing friends in my life that I will treasure for life.

@taylorswift thank you for your gifts in my life.

[carnegina]

I'm not usually one to notice the subtleties and such until pointed out by others but this struck me so I wanted to share.

IFTYE: she is talking about a partner who turned on her when things got tough and moving forward from that.

Cruel Summer: She feels so unlovable that it must be bad news for her new boyfriend to hear that she loves him. Case in point : And I scream, "For whatever it's worth I love you, ain't that the worst thing you ever heard?" but he smiles!

Lover: perfectly imperfect, this is the opposite of the first relationship shown. They are there for one another, no matter what.

Paper Rings: this is my current favourite on the album. It speaks to me of a fun, solid, mature relationship where they recognize that they both have pasts and those pasts have brought them to where they are now. It also speaks to me of a couple who is ready for a marriage not just a wedding.

Cornelia Street: she is so happy but because this love feels so different than all the others she is also aware that if it ever ended that would be a pain worse than any other. That thought is terrifying.

London Boy: they enjoy doing normal couple things together. They hang out with his friends and at pubs. Again, very light hearted and solid.

Afterglow: she is willing to own her part in their disagreements and does not want to sabotage this relationship.

Daylight: she has come through the darkness to realize that love is bright and happy. It is not black and white, it is not burning red, it is pure daylight. She knows that he is not going to leave and that she can "tell the truth but never goodbye".