Comments on: 4 Reasons to Skip Elf on the Shelf

By: Lara Neves

Lara Neves — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 15:49:34 +0000

In reply to Cheri. You are right! I wrote this post almost ten years ago, and I have softened a bit towards the elf. I still probably wouldn't do it personally—mostly because I would never remember to move it—but I love that it works for others.

By: Cheri

Cheri — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 06:26:13 +0000

I’ve 52 and never had elf on the shelf for my own kids, but my daughter has taken this up for my 5 yr old grandson. She’s been posting the cutest pictures on FB and this morning at Dollar General I walked in to see some orange-haired elves (my grandson says his hair is orange 🤣), so of course I had to buy one. Being a Christian, I TOTALLY get it!! But the messaging doesn’t have to reference Santa… You could say incorporate the omniscience of God. We had Santa (my husband is an unbeliever), but I always told them that Saint Nicholas was a very generous man to poor children who lived a long time ago and go into his history and love for Christ. And last but not least, there’s this thing on our phones called reminders… 😘

By: AnitaAtLiveLikeYouAreRich

AnitaAtLiveLikeYouAreRich — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 22:17:39 +0000

I love this post. I agree with it and that is the cutest thing your daughter said. Kids often remind us of the truth when we need it most.

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 16:40:58 +0000

We have an Elf (who's name is Blaze) but he's very neat and does not make messes. Right now he's hanging upside down from a vine on a potted plant. Last week he was found in the Nativity worshipping the Savior. My kids loved that. 🙂

By: Amber

Amber — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 06:07:40 +0000

I too am a terrible tooth fairy.

By: ellen

ellen — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 05:01:59 +0000

If I had kids I would not have an Elf on the Shelf. The end.

By: Jill

Jill — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 03:28:46 +0000

I had no idea they were supposed to make messes! I can see why that would be a deterrent. My biggest reason is that we're Jewish. But if I were going to not do an elf on a shelf, my biggest reason would be the forgetting thing. I can barely manage the whole tooth fairy shenanigans.

By: Unknown

Unknown — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 17:20:05 +0000

Tell them we don't have one either…

By: Unknown

Unknown — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 16:40:45 +0000

Love it! I'm not fun enough either. I have come to grips with that by now. Also, $40 would be much better spent in myriad other ways, including helping out someone who needs it at Christmastime.

p.s. saw this and thought of you. Flash mob orchestra? Enough said.

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