--- title: Taylor Swift Writes Message for Bullied Teen Fan on Instagram description: "Let them keep living in the darkness and we'll keep walking in the sunlight" canonical: https://time.com/3273740/taylor-swift-instagram-comments-bullied-fan/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-09-05T15:27:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:12:59.951Z og:title: Read the Uplifting Message Taylor Swift Wrote to a Fan Who's Struggling With Bullies og:description: "Let them keep living in the darkness and we'll keep walking in the sunlight" og:url: https://time.com/3273740/taylor-swift-instagram-comments-bullied-fan/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e5390eb185ce7d9/69868aaa169ab0eae3278cf6/483351569.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4487 og:image:height: 2524 og:image:alt: 49th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards - Red Carpet og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read the Uplifting Message Taylor Swift Wrote to a Fan Who's Struggling With Bullies twitter:description: "Let them keep living in the darkness and we'll keep walking in the sunlight" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e5390eb185ce7d9/69868aaa169ab0eae3278cf6/483351569.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Read the Uplifting Message Taylor Swift Wrote to a Fan Who's Struggling With Bullies > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Christopher Polk/ACMA2014/Getty Images for ACM) LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 06: Recording artist Taylor Swift attends the 49th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 6, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Christopher Polk/ACMA2014/Getty Images for ACM) Christopher Polk/ACMA2014—Getty Images for ACM by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Sep 5, 2014 3:27 PM UTC We already knew that flaxen-haired, golden-hearted Taylor Swift occasionally leaves short and sweet [little comments](http://time.com/2894066/taylor-swift-instagram-comments/) for her fans on Instagram, but this one shows a whole new level of kindness. When a fan named Hannah posted about her struggles with bullies at school, T-Swift took the time to write out a long, thoughtful response, encouraging the girl, who is about to enter high school, to keep her head up. The comment began circulating on Twitter: > [](https://twitter.com/SimplySFans/status/506280182903472128) Here’s the full note: --- > “” --- This is basically the Instagram comment version of her[ latest single](http://time.com/3138525/taylor-swift-shake-it-off-1989/), “Shake It Off.” Forget about the haters, you guys. Just forget them. 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