You know those Christmas letters that families send out every year to tell you how wonderful their lives are and how much fun they’re having? (Confession: I do this.) It’s like a distilled, concentrated Facebook feed, a carefully curated and airbrushed portrait.
Sure, you’ll read in great detail about the golden daughter’s scholarships and blue ribbons. But the son who got arrested for mooning a cop will be described as “loving life!” The dog who leaped into the mail carrier’s car, fangs bared, is “quite the handful!” It’s all about presenting exactly the image the family wants to present … and nothing more.