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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Facebook family poster here - who said I might be a bit like SIL... but honestly, why should Fb be "fair' or "equal" - I have at least 30 cousins who are my FB friends - they want to see my kids with my parents - they enjoy it. My brother surprised the kids with a moonbounce and then got in and jumped with them all afternoon - I posted that pic and wrote "best uncle ever" - should my other brother be offended? should my SIL be offended? its just a FB comment, not a life affirmation.

who are all these people that overreact to FB and then call the OP to complain. I think that's where the problem lies.[/quote]
Post all the pictures you want. But when you make declarations like  "Grandma Jo is the bestest grandma in the world" or "Grandma Jo is Larla's favorite" that's not about documenting an event, it's about making a statement. Any emotionally savvy grownup can see that.  One of my kids confided that he had a grandparent to whom he felt closer, but even at the age of 9, he was compassionate enough and savvy enough to tell me not to say anything because he did not want to hurt the feelings of the other grandparent. And to say the comments are not meant to be "life affirmation" is disingenuous. If you didn't think it meant anything you would not be doing it.
What does it hurt to just try not to play favorites or at least not show it? That's what people do when they are not interested in being passive-aggressive.[/quote]

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