Here is week TWO of this years Elf hijinx ....
My girlfriend got really upset about this article.
I Hate Elf On The Shelf .... and she was - I think - more hurt - that one of her friends posted it... so like a good friend, I read it to see what the big deal was.
And I guess that it is pretty offending. I mean - basically - this author who wrote it - is calling parents who do Elf on the Shelf "bad parents" .. maybe I'm reading too much into it.
Regardless, here are my thoughts on it.....
If my kids are being extremely bad, I might say
"Cookie is gonna tell Santa" but the stupid elf is just more for FUN than anything .... and if she doesn't like Elf on the Shelf - then she can just go suck an egg . I don't agree with people who don't allow children to do certain *safe* things that are fun and that their friends are doing, making them feel excluded (like dances, or Halloween) ... but as long as there isn't any abuse,
not my circus not my monkeys ... LOL.
But here are a few things.....
1: I don't know anyone who reads the book every night
2: Sounds like the author is lazy and coming up with excuses to "not do it" ... I have a friend, a fellow blogger - very popular blogger ... and she does it. She admits to being lazy about it. Her Elf let's her kids touch her ... her elf is just a lazy elf who gets to sit in a new spot every day. That's it. Doesn't do the elaborate crazy things that some elves do.
3:
"What happened to Christmas kicking off with decorating the tree with homemade ornaments" Ummmmm... didn't she just complain a few paragraphs ago about how no one has time to make paper chains anymore? Isn't that homemade ornamental decorations? Way to be consistent! We don't make it a point to make homemade ornaments - we may do so some years, but not every year.
4:
"I'm not saying that I never got gifts as a child, but I don't recall having the promise of presents held over our heads for the entire month leading up to the holiday (or ever, for that matter)." ...... I donno about you guys, but I grew up with
"if you aren't good, Santa won't come!" and it being held over my head from after Halloween to Christmas and sometimes various times of the year.
"You know, Santa is watching...." ..it was something my family ALWAYS did - without an Elf...
5:
"Maybe I'm being too harsh on the parents who are teaching their kids the "every kid gets a trophy" mentality." And this part pissed me off, I mean it greatly offends me. Because it makes me feel like she feels that children shouldn't be rewarded for things like participating as a TEAM or being honored for TRYING because it's not always EASY FOR SOME KIDS. I think that those - in a competition, who *win* should be acknowledged and celebrated, however, it's not about winning, it's about the journey - and kids like mine - usually don't win .... so yeah, I kinda am for the whole "every kid gets a trophy" mentality .... but I'm also for - those who win should get an extra award type thing.
Is the author one of those women who literally bash on other mothers who don't breastfeed, even tho some aren't even capable of it. But hey, you should totally breastfeed and starve your child, it's the *right* thing to do. Or bash on other families for not feeding their child only organic foods, while their kid is eating paste at school.... ya know.... one of
THOSE parents....
Frankly .... I don't care if you do the Elf or not. I don't care if you find them creepy or think that it's bad parenting to do it. Our family enjoys it. It's about the Spirit of Christmas... and the Magic of Christmas. So .... we love our Elf!
So on with the hijinx!
Cookie had fun with the banana bread we made ...
Someone got locked up....
What the........
"Hey there sexy ..." ... um....
Is this supposed to be a reminder? In your face people! You got a little more then 2 weeks! Wait... is that right?
Hanging out in the kitchen...
Someone's hat got bigger ....
Stay tuned for more hijinx!
