7-year-old gives mom 'totally legit note' signed by 'the school'

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EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Utah -- A handwritten note, carefully crafted by a 7-year-old Utah boy, was meant to trick his parents into letting him play video games all night - and if they didn't he'd be kicked out of school.

Nathan Anderson’s mom, Lori, found the note on her counter last week and here’s what it said:


With the title: “totally legit note I got from my 7-year-old’s school today” Lori posted a picture of the note online and in a matter of days it had millions of views.

Nathan went to great lengths to make his note believable, his mother said.

“This is a regular piece of notebook paper he cut it down to size to make it look a little more authentic,” Lori said holding up the handwritten note.

While Nathan’s parents didn't believe the note, it did earn him some extra time for playing video games.

“It worked a little bit," Nathan said. "I got to stay up 30 more minutes that night.”

Now, the question is, does Nathan have anything else up his sleeve?

“Not that I have thought of yet,” Nathan said.

Nathan's mom said she's sure there are a lot more tricks to come.