Its been a week now since we first got the cancellation of the Vienna Taylor Swift concert due to terrorist threats. A week has gone by with absolutely no communication, affirmation or acknowledgement of the events by Taylor’s team. My 13 year old has been waiting for some kind of words from her team, and I have taken this opportunity to say nothing to my kid so far. This morning she said hates Taylor for not saying anything; i knew she was harboring feelings like this. She hasn’t listened to her music in a week, and even if she does, quickly shuts it out. She has not taken a keen interest in music as she usually does. Today morning I took the opportunity to educate her about differentiating art from the artist. I had to tell her that the end of the day, most artists are shitty people, and so probably is Taylor as she is realizing it the hard way. That did not mean she shouldn’t have to like the art she produced. Just like she hates J K Rowling now, does not mean she did not enjoy the Harry Potter books or movies still - and this applied to Taylor. She could still very well enjoy the music, but she does not have to put Taylor on a pedestal that she did. I told her we still have opportunities to see her later this year if we can snag tickets, but also let her know that she is not special. She is a human, and like all artists most likely a very crappy person in real life. As long as she learns to enjoy the art and not get obsessed about the artist I am all good. In a way this cancellation has been a difficult life lesson for her.