Can We Stop with the Glorified Social Media Posts?

Every holiday or milestone day, I see these posts and they irk the hell outta me. They read something like this:

“To the best <insert title> ever! You taught me how to love and you always give your all — no matter what. You are my rock. Happy <insert holiday> to you! I hope you have an amazing day!

“On Siblings Day, I want to shout out my <insert sibling>. You know I got your back, and I won’t let anyone hurt you! #WhenYouSeeHerYouSeeMe

“I am going to miss you, Grandma. You were my best friend and I was yours….”

I have experienced all three of these. Let’s go down the list, shall we?

Lying About the Dynamics of a Relationship

The issue here is the writer’s behavior and post don’t correlate.

I heard a relative tell someone I was their “rock,” and it irked me because the relative was just arguing with me on an important matter earlier that day. The relative never told me I was their rock, nor had they shown me respect with a listening ear earlier that day. The relative wanted to make everything look so perfect in front of others, but didn’t offer those same words or respect to me. The person came over to me and told me to continue being a good support for my relative. So, it…