Elf on a shelf

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TJJackson
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8:54p, 11/22/18
What are your thoughts on this?

Demon disquised as a stuffed toy?
A friendly reminder to your small child to behave?
Something fun during the Christmas season?
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8:58p, 11/22/18
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Torture
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8:58p, 11/22/18
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Something fun. Probably the last year we have a kid who believes. Going to enjoy it.
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8:59p, 11/22/18
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Misguided over exertion in deceiving your children.
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9:12p, 11/22/18
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Dumb AF
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9:19p, 11/22/18
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Something I get in trouble for because I drink and forget to move it.
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9:19p, 11/22/18
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Nope, hell no, never. One more damn thing to keep up with and they are super creepy.
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9:36p, 11/22/18
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Fun. Kids wake up excited to find it every day. We don't get overly creative/cute with it. Just move it and semi-hide it.
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9:50p, 11/22/18
Does the kid name it or can we?
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9:50p, 11/22/18
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Pulled from a different thread but fitting for GB shenanigans

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Lex
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9:53p, 11/22/18
I dont want Ry to name it because he will name it Whiskey Boone.
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9:54p, 11/22/18
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Just prepares your kid to live in a future surveillance culture.
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7:16a, 11/23/18
Our kid isn't quite big enough yet, maybe next year. When it comes to finding inappropriate things for the elf to get into... Challenge accepted!
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7:41a, 11/23/18
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Early fetish tool. May want to avoid.
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8:19a, 11/23/18
my kids love it so i enjoy it
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1:52p, 11/23/18
AG
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2:29p, 11/23/18
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https://reason.com/blog/2014/12/18/elf-on-the-shelf-isnt-just-creepy-its-te
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In reply to The Fife • 2:33p, 11/23/18
The Fife said:
Our kid isn't quite big enough yet, maybe next year. When it comes to finding inappropriate things for the elf to get into... Challenge accepted!

How big to they need to be? Are you buying and wrapping a present for your kid?
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3:01p, 11/23/18
Creepy as ****
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5:14p, 11/23/18
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Its dumb.
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5:40p, 11/23/18
Elf on a shelf: A daily reminder your kid really isn't very smart
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8:05a, 11/24/18
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It's a fun thing for the kids and when you forget to move the elf one night and they ask why it didn't move, you can say it's probably because of something they did.
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10:28a, 11/24/18
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11:05a, 11/24/18
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We did Elf on the Shelf last year and hated it. After a week, it went from being fun to just being annoying. I'm also pretty sure my three year old was skeptical the whole thing was even real. I told my wife we weren't doing it this year unless he asked about it. So far he hasn't.
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12:56p, 11/24/18
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In reply to Lex • 12:17a, 11/25/18
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Lex said:
I dont want Ry to name it because he will name it Whiskey Boone.
And why's that different from every other day in your house? Regardless, my son named his "balls." So, there's that. We weren't even going to do it, but my MIL bought it for him last year. Didn't even ask us first.
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In reply to WorthAg95 • 12:26a, 11/25/18
He actually named him Daxter. So I'm okay.
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In reply to Drawkcab • 7:53a, 11/25/18
Drawkcab said:
The Fife said:
Our kid isn't quite big enough yet, maybe next year. When it comes to finding inappropriate things for the elf to get into... Challenge accepted!

How big to they need to be? Are you buying and wrapping a present for your kid?


He hasn't figured out the whole if you do this, then something else happens thing yet. He's ok with presents in bags but when it's wrapped up he just goes "mommy open it!"
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8:23a, 11/26/18
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Creepy AF. Glad my boys were older when it really became "a thing."

I'd never sleep with one in my house.

Kinda like this.

"If you're in the midst of a midlife crisis, you could buy a convertible, have an affair, or upgrade your cup size. But you'll probably be happiest if you save a dog's life." - Jen Lancaster
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8:35a, 11/26/18
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Can someone explain? Is this something other than placing an elf toy on a shelf? I'm very confused.
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8:36a, 11/26/18
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You people that think a stuffed toy is creepy and act like it's going to come alive and attack you in your sleep really worry me...
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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 8:47a, 11/26/18
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Brian Earl Spilner said:
Can someone explain? Is this something other than placing an elf toy on a shelf? I'm very confused.
Basically, the parents place the elf in a different location around the house every night so the elf can "watch" the kids and report back to Santa. Parents can get pretty creative with the locations. Last year, we had our elf fishing out of the sink, fighting our son's superhero figures, riding the train on his train set, things like that. It was fun for a week or so, then just became a chore. Not doing it this year.
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In reply to Bruce Almighty • 8:50a, 11/26/18
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Huh. I had never heard of this before. Must be a new thing.
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8:52a, 11/26/18
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**** on a shilf
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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 8:56a, 11/26/18
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Brian Earl Spilner said:
Huh. I had never heard of this before. Must be a new thing.
I think its about 10 years old
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