Is AUTHOR wrong in the post ? POST : Backstory: I used to live in the same area as my cousin. It’s fondly known as the Hawaii of Canada and the city shuts down when it snows (general unpreparedness all around). I moved to one of the coldest and snowiest provinces of the country. For 5 years I experienced a true Canadian winter. It sucked but it’s the reality of life for so many. I then moved to a smaller city near my hometown that still experiences winter - but not to the degree of the previous province. We are actually in the polar vortex and it’s been -10 to -30C here with a fair amount of snow (a bit unusual but that’s life).

So here’s the story:
My cousin (along with half of my Facebook who lives in my hometown), posted about the snow. These range from dramatic complaints to posts of people enjoying the snow. My cousin took a photo of her car covered in about 2-3 inches of snow and captioned: “has anyone seen my car??? Gunna call it a snow day!”. A few hours later she posted a picture of her and her son playing in the snow. 
While scrolling through my Facebook, I “loved” the photo she posted of her son and “haha-ed” the snow day post. A friend of hers commented “get to work *name*” and she “haha-Ed” this reply. I also commented on her photo: “As a once *oldwintercityperson* this makes me laugh! Snow day? For a light dusting and sweater weather 😜😜😜. Enjoy the day!!! ❄️⛄️❄️”. 

Well, apparently I’m a huge asshole because this comment made her cry and she called her mom and sister (referred to later as other cousin) who have since messaged and called me multiple times to let me know what I said was cruel and insensitive. They want me to apologize. They told me I need to be more understanding since winter is very hard for this city and I shouldn’t be mean. That this city has hills which makes driving in the snow harder. I responded by saying that what I said was a light joke and I genuinely meant her to enjoy her day off. I also said that it’s untrue that winter is harder there. I live in a city built on mountainsides a few hours away which also receives the same wet snow. It’s icy and slippery here too, yet we manage. But I wasn’t speaking out of malice for her not wanting to drive in the snow, I was teasing. I also reiterated that I won’t apologize, and if she is so upset she can talk to me directly. My other cousin then went on to say that my post was like a terminal cancer patient telling her that her MS is not bad in comparison. I responded with “fullstop. This is about snow not medical conditions. This was a light joke poking fun about her reaction to snow and filled with genuine well wishes for her and her son to enjoy the day. If that makes me a jerk, so be it. Tell her to delete me, I’m done discussing this.” The response, “k.”

So Reddit, am I the asshole? 