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“But I’m not sleepy”
Dec 10, 2021 6:23 AM
MadameRainbowPants
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“But I’m not sleepy”
swattyKnotts
The elf on a shelf is a fink!
beaurexgard
Lucky
StripTheFleshSaltTheWound
I almost broke my face when I fell trying to move that damnable elf in a rush. Our elf is now just a toy and kids told to not ruin the magic
candiduscorvus
Snitch in the ditch.
misterwelshman
Kid needs a hobby.
CandidGamera
Sounds like a kid starved for attention and appreciation.
ToxicIndigoKittyGold
+1 For getting sloppy. You do you!
qpjames90000
Get some sleep! :)
Bananasandwiches42
Recently read a judge banned elf on the shelf because it drove parents nuts or some crap. Never understood the hype about it honestly.
byohzzrd
One thing to remember about kids: their memories are made from their observations, not ours.
magicronin
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lindydanny
Glad the kid liked it. But I hate elf on a shelf. It's almost as bad as Little Drummer Boy and Santa.
WhyCantIHaveADog
mash up of traditional elves, known to be mischievous, and Santa’s elves who are helping him make his list. I like to focus on the former.
aThingWithTheStufAndTheJunk
Those little pointy-eared fascists are in schools, now? Ew. Glad you made a kid happy, but ew.
Wikipedo
Yikes, does the elf also watch you when you're sleeping?
aThingWithTheStufAndTheJunk
It takes the "Santa knows if you're naughty or nice" thing and ratchets it up to Orwellian nightmare levels.
BlacknCrimsonRose
While breathing heavy.
McPuffinStuff
Ruhig
I like that the elf is tied up as well
Mmbear
Smart kids. No loose ends.
swarthod
Making a kid feel special is a decent outcome for your blunder! Glad it worked out.
SavagePatchKids
A happy accident
laner7112000
rijstewafels
The elf on the shelf is a real thing? I must confess i've only heard about it through memes
Euphoria29
It’s a book
Gnakenheimer
I don't know either. Just the memes with the rhymes
unableraven
It's very fun! We did it for my toddler class, that lil elf was always making messes overnight for them to find
Markamanic
Heard about Elf on the Shelf? Now get ready for..
LordRevan2584
Who the fuck would downvote this beauty lol
sarma13
Please explain me the elf on the shelf.. I don't get it and wiki says it's a book
rbudrick
Elf moves every night into different cute or mischievous situations in my house.
SarcasticComment
A toy for people who want to indirectly threaten their kids
LizLemonDifficult
The book comes with the toy elf. It only started in 2005 but people act like it is a huge tradition.
SarcasticComment
I mean. People were doing the same in the 70s to Rudolph, Frosty, and the Grinch.
Richter12x2
That's 16 years now. Wait until you hear about the Confederacy.
SarcasticComment
I'm not for new traditions, I however don't like this one. The "Santa's spy that moves around and tells on you" bit is creepy
LordOfThePenguin
Elf is spy for Santa. Tells him if your kids misbehave. But to make it seem less Orwellian, you make it a game. Every morning, 1/?
sarma13
Oh god, I am so slow. I thought the elf is a good student in the class and helps other students with the tasks
HasteTheFool
That would actually be better!
LordOfThePenguin
the kids wake up and the elf is in a different spot. Parents get creative with it and create whole dioramas of hijinks he got up to. 2/2
wetllama
Thank you. I too was woefully unawares.
triscuit3000
heck it's old. My grandparents have an elf for each of the grandkids that they always hide in different places around the house when we
triscuit3000
visit for christmas. as kids we'd have a blast trying to find all of them
WhyCantIHaveADog
That sounds delightful!
alwaysthecheesegrater
It is! The elf is Santa's spy. It's just another way to terrify your kids into being good.
Zenkitten90
He's a goddamn snitch
30H1PPU5
My sisters kids have an elf. Rather than a spy, she is like a little Christmas goblin or fairy who gets into all sorts of trouble and plays
30H1PPU5
Pranks on the kids. Maybe a bit like a leprechaun?
FierceAndAdorable
Not anymore it’s like Will Farrell’s Elf silly and fun loving
itsallaboutthecones
MadameRainbowPants
Yeah it’s not a spy in our class. She brings the Christmas decorations and presents then sits with you on your desk.
Dashirl
I like this more than the panopticon of constant surveillance.
Zenkitten90
Elfette on a shelfette
IntelligentLake
So basically its Siri and Alexa and Cortana.
aThingWithTheStufAndTheJunk
No; voice assistants are "do what I say and they can have my data." This is "do what they say or I will be punished."
TheWorldAccordingToAtlas
*cough* HAL *cough*
iRememberLOLcats
But way more creepy.
HasteTheFool
So do you believe the elf sends news on you to Santa, or don't believe that the feminised machines send news to the enormous corporations?
iRememberLOLcats
Hey I at least know the corporations are using the data for evil! The fat man in read though? No fucking clue!
Soufange
Bruh my kid LOVES IT. She noted IMMEDIATELY that Elfie wasn't here on the 1st. So my uncle snuck away and hid Elfie when she wasn't looking-
Soufange
-This kid has a damn eagle eye cuz the next time she came up stares she saw him immediately. She can find Elfie within 5 seconds of entering
Soufange
-a room. It's been a week and I think she's even amped up her classmates about finding their Elfies.
Puppies717
We had to tell our foster daughter that it's not real. She was feeling bad about herself for not getting one at home prior.
Shitheid
That's heartbreaking
MadameRainbowPants
I always thought kids knew it was pretend but then I brought one to my classroom and holy shit. Even the almost 10year olds…it’s serious.
FreeDadvice
My 6yo told me theirs is just a toy, so the teacher must be moving it. Deductive reasoning skills FTW.
ThemotherfuckingTeresaofdeathmetal
Start that college fund and make sure the kid get intellectual stimulus out side of school such as instruments, reading. School can kill 1/2
ThemotherfuckingTeresaofdeathmetal
A lot of intellectuals with the slow pace of education and they seldom encourage free thinking. Congratulations on the cynical intellectual
nognomwifey
My kid keeps saying other kids in class have it and it’s driving me crazy. You shouldn’t need consequences to be nice.
mercemay
My SIL is a SAHM and creates these elaborate scenes for her elf. When the kids asked why we didn't have an elf I told them it's cause 1/2
mercemay
The elves were scared of me cause I hand out spanks if you don't behave so Santa knows my kids are good.
FierceAndAdorable
You could have said, they only go to watch the bad kids, on the other hand you receive funds to held with child expenses you could have 1/2
Machino
I think what they were saying is they did have an elf but a previous house did not so the kid felt bad that the elf never visited before
FierceAndAdorable
That could be true, but why not let the kid, be a kid for a little longer and believe in the magical part of the holiday. 1/2
9byte
Not believing in a recently created for profit lie does not stop one from being a kid. Being a kid isn't defined by lying to your child
FierceAndAdorable
This is a lot older than you realize, but it has evolved from a spy to get kids to behave to a fun elf thst is like Will Farrell as elf
FierceAndAdorable
It’s not the job of foster parents to make kids feel even more of an outsider than they already do.
9byte
Right, and the kids already been let down enough in her life. Just stop lying to her. It fixes all the bs problems that engulfs this holiday
LooseSeall
It’s also not their job to further disappoint and disillusion them by lying. They didn’t lose anything by knowing it’s not real, if anything
LooseSeall
they could easily feel more included by being in on the “secret”
FierceAndAdorable
dipped into that for $30 and let her be a kid a bit longer. 2/2
TacoPoweredHelicopter
You are fucked in the head.
BlacknCrimsonRose
Honestly, breaking the news to the kid that Elf on a Shelf is bs is better in the long run. Aside from the $$ not being enough to "dip into"
BlacknCrimsonRose
it's better to not be yet another person disappointing them when they grow up to find out it's not real.
ZombiesAndZoos
As a foster parent, 2 things here. 1) these are kids with deep trauma & likely complicated feelings about holidays. Keeping up the story 1/
ZombiesAndZoos
Isn't always in the kid's best interests, esp if they're sensitive to "lies" and betrayals. 2) How much money do you think we get per kid? 2
MadameRainbowPants
This!!! So much this! I don’t know why people think foster parents get paid a tonne. Yeesh.
ZombiesAndZoos
That's an honest question. For me, it's $20-25/day, to cover everything the kid needs. $30 for a toy they can't touch is bonkers. 3/3