The above post on Facebook is real. It was posted late tonight by Eliot’s first cousin Elise. She is the daughter of Aunt Irma, sister to Eliot’s father. I follow Elise on Facebook as I do hundreds of others. I guess she is in her mid 50s.

I am always amazed at her postings. They are brutally honest. I don’t think there is anyone else like her on Facebook. She blows off a lot of steam. I’m not saying that she never posts anything positive, but for me her rants are what captures my attention.

When you meet Elise in person, she is really quite charming. She has a lot to be positive about. She has a wonderful, loving husband, a terrific adult son who she adores, and a grandson who is absolutely adorable. I know all this because I know her and her family offline. Yet her Facebook persona is quite different.

While 99.9 per cent of us post good times in order to show off a bit, Elise uses her platform to make strong statements. Is she portraying the way the rest of us silently feel or is she the new Rodney Dangerfield? There may be some comedy between the lines.