Just in case you need a note after tonight's episode of #ThisIsUs [1]. #PapaPearsonLovesYou [2]. Tonight 9/8c on @nbc [3]. MV pic.twitter.com/y8FwTGMlLS [4]

— Milo Ventimiglia (@MiloVentimiglia) February 21, 2017 [5]

Milo Ventimiglia may or may not think he's your real dad. Ahead of Tuesday night's This Is Us episode, star Milo Ventimiglia took to Twitter to share a hand-written letter of excuse for all of us who may be too stricken with emotion to attend work or school on Wednesday. We're thinking this means we may be able to find out exactly how Jack dies [6], but then again, this note could apply after literally any episode of This Is Us [7]. Papa Pearson loves you!