This 11-year-old downloaded the Washington Post app, and now everyone is bawling

11-year-old Katie Reddy has been an avid-reader of the Washington Post for years.

The young girl downloaded the app without her mum's permission when she was nine, and has been hooked ever since. 

In fact, her dream is to be a journalist and work for, yes you guessed it, the Washington Post. 

When Liam Stack, Katie's mum's cousin, heard this he couldn't help but share it on Twitter because, well, it's the coolest thing ever.

"Today I learned that my cousin’s 11-year-old daughter somehow downloaded the Washington Post app — without my cousin’s knowledge — at the age of 9 and has been a loyal reader for the last two years," the New York Times journalist wrote. 

Today I learned that my cousin’s 11 year old daughter somehow downloaded The Washington Post app — without my cousin’s knowledge — at the age of 9 and has been a loyal reader for the last two years.

— Liam Stack (@liamstack) January 11, 2018

When people ask what she wants to be when she grows up, my cousin said her 11 year daughter tells them she wants to study journalism and work for The Washington Post. It is apparently the most specific answer in her class.

— Liam Stack (@liamstack) January 11, 2018

The Washington Post subsequently spotted the tweet and invited the young girl to spend a day with them. 

Please tell her that she has an open invite to spend a day with us. (And that @PostBaron keeps a jar of peanut M&MS in his office.)

We're all very excited to work for her someday.

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 11, 2018

They then shared a couple of photos of her day out, and it's clear that Katie had a great time.

Update: She came. She's great. Still excited to work for her someday. pic.twitter.com/fVCCSwQpXj

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 11, 2018

And a quick look through Twitter shows that we're not the only ones who think it's the sweetest thing ever!

I'm jealous of her. She's so young and already has a goal in her life

— SHINeeSylvia (@SHINeeSylvia) January 12, 2018

I really hope I live long enough to see her succeed! That's awesome.

— Lennox (@lennoxskyler) January 11, 2018

Wow. When people asked me at age 11 what I wanted to be when I grew up I usually said “a fart” and immediately ate another booger.

— David M. (@starsfandave) January 12, 2018