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[Cakers3]

Elf on the Shelf debate!!!!

Creepy?

Snitch?

Fun?

Another lie parents tell?

Will your elf wear a mask and practice social distancing?

Will you have him quarantine before putting him on the shelf?

Will you confuse him with Dr. Shaun Murphy on the Good Doctor?

[Johnnyeager]

Good Stuff!

Real responses from prior a year:

"Creepy and poor parenting. If parents can't keep their children in line without bringing in a creepy thing and then lying to them about being spyed upon they are in desperate need of parenting classes."

"I hate the elf and the message behind it. I don't believe in bribing kids to be "good" to get stuff. You do the right thing not for a reward but because it's the right thing to do.

I think a lot of parents do it to show off on social media the clever positions they've come up with."

[Cakers3]

@Johnnyeager   I could have written that, although not quite so harsh.

Or maybe I did.  LOL

I am not a fan of this elf at all.

[Johnnyeager]

It wasn't you!  From a few veteran posters!

[nana59]

i think this guy is creepy....my son has a train around his christmas tree....he sent me a picture of their elf laying across the train track!  so funny!!

[queendiva]

Like pretty much everything that started out for kids, adults have co-opted the Elf, mostly for humorous social media posts. I think that's actually a better use of the Elf.

I remember the elf on my grandmothers tree. I think maybe it skipped my generation and now he's baaack.

[Desertdi]

The Elf on the Shelf is a family tradition started in 2005 by Carol Aebersold, and her daughters,  Chanda Bell and CHRISTA PITTS, a former Q host.

[Mz iMac]

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@Cakers3 wrote:

Elf on the Shelf debate!!!!

Creepy?

Snitch?

Fun?

Another lie parents tell?

               

Will you confuse him with Dr. Shaun Murphy on the Good Doctor?

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@Cakers3 

[KingstonsMom]

The 'Elf on the shelf' thing must've emerged after my 1 child was a youngster, we had not even heard of it when she was young.

I have seen some pics online this year where people displayed them in clamp type glass jars with a mask on, creating their own Covid 'bubble'.

[dulwich]

Not sure what this is about.  We don't have this in U.K. - though they may now - what does this signify?