Managing professional social media accounts alongside your personal ones can sometimes be a recipe for disaster.
But luckily for NPR swing editor Christopher Dean Hopkins, it can also be the source of heartwarming hilarity, as was the case when he mistakenly posted an update about his young daughter meant for just his friends.
The post appears to tell the story of little Ramona’s day, starting with: ‘Ramona is given new toy: Smiles, examines for 20 seconds, discards.’
Curious lady: NPR swing editor Christopher Dean Hopkins mistakenly posted an update about his daughter (not pictured) – and her love of cats – on the station’s Facebook page (file photo)
Oops: The post told of how toddler Ramona becomes quickly bored of new toys, but loves chasing after cats
Swooping in: After 12 minutes, Christopher noticed his error and quickly took down the post
Next up, Ramona gets a hug, to which she: ‘Acquiesces momentarily, squirms to be put down.’
Lastly, Ramona sees three cats about 30 feet away and is ‘immediately possessed by shrieking, spasmodic joy that continues after cats flee for their lives.’
It was only 12 minutes later that Christopher had realized his mistake and immediately took the post down, issuing a correction in its place.
‘EDIT: This post was intended for a personal account. We apologize for the error,’ the post read.
Not impressed: But fans were enthralled with Ramona and lamented the decision to remove the adorable post
Ray of sunshine: The accidental post made the days of NPR followers across the country
But instead of being mocked for the mistake, Christopher and his little girl quickly became the talk of the page, with fans demanding more.
‘This is so much better than the depressing news lately. Can Ramona updates be a new NPR feature?’ wrote one user.
Another added: ‘Dear @NPR: You do realize that tomorrow you have to do a story about #Ramona, right? WITH INTERVIEW. This is non-negotiable.’
One user even suggested that Christopher get a raise for his adorable mix up.
Real deal: Some users even called for Christopher to receive a raise for the entertaining mix-up
Big love: Christopher apologized for ‘failing’ to ‘promote our good work’ but if the comments were anything to go by, that wasn’t quite true
Speaking to NPR, Christopher explained: ‘We don’t generally delete posts, so I tried to do it in a way that would be transparent.
‘My job is to promote our good work, and I catastrophically failed in that last night.’
But that appears not to be strictly true as Ramona’s popularity has skyrocketed, even inspiring a petition for more Ramona that already has more than 600 signatures.
Christopher, for one, is not yet convinced to give his little girl an additional five minutes of fame – though he didn’t rule it out.
‘I suppose if people keep promising to pledge to NPR and it doesn’t distract from the very good work our NPR journalists do, we’ll see,’ he said.