Do you do Elf on the Shelf?

[redwino]

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I have only heard about the Elf from white people. Do you know POC who do the cutsy Elf things everyday? There is one at DD'S daycare but she's too young to get it. I can't see myself doing any of the crap people do with the Elf so she'll only get one if she asks.

[raangoli]

No but my daughter is only 10 months old. I do have one though. I actually had it even before we had a baby. The stupid thing looks just like me and I had to buy it lol.

[rootbeerfloat]

I don't. My kids have asked, but I'm too cheap/lazy. I told them they can get presents instead lol.

I have a couple of POC friends that do, including one guy that is really into it. I enjoy his IG this time of year.

[skwcm80]

Nope, too lazy. DD asked about it and I'm not even sure I answered. I'm eagerly waiting for her to figure out the truth about Santa.

I do have an acquaintance (black woman) who goes all out with it, and posts pics on FB daily.

[kimibrighteyes]

I don't do it. Too much pressure

[redwino]

I think they're creepy too but didn't want to say it first. Lol

[barcelonagirl]

Nope. I don't even know where it came from. There was no elf in my days

[redwino]

@barcelonagal I first heard about it here but in the last couple of year, all of my coworkers with little kids got them. I don't know when it became a thing.

[kicks]

I wonder if I'll stop being a grinch about christmas if/when I have kids. No decorations, no presents, no celebrating. Lol.
So no, I wouldn't have that creepy elf in my house.

[orangeblossom]

A friend of mine does it. She does really cute setups for it.

[bugandbibs]

We do it, but with the plushie Elf because the regular one is creepy as fuck. Ours just moves around and occasionally brings them small presents. We don't do anything elaborate- it's like an egg hunt every morning.

[meshaliuknits]

God no. It violates the doll rules I have imposed on my family.

[starlily]

Fuck no.

ETA: It's creepy, it wasn't a thing when I was growing up, and I'm too lazy for that shit.

[Queen Mamadala]

Lol no. My mom just mentioned it the other day about a co-worker who does it. She said it was a white people thing.

I think it's creepy as shit.

[cookiemdough]

Yes. I started with my son who had a white elf named Jack. They have black ones now. So now we have a black female elf Jill that I mostly got for my daughter. Then i lost Jack. So now we just have Jill.

Now they also have outfits lol. I have not yet gone that far, but I may one day lol!

[redwino]

Dec 10, 2016 3:40:57 GMT -5 cookiemdough said:

Yes. I started with my son who had a white elf named Jack. They have black ones now. So now we have a black female elf Jill that I mostly got for my daughter. Then i lost Jack. So now we just have Jill.

Now they also have outfits lol. I have not yet gone that far, but I may one day lol!

What kind of things do you have Jill do? If the damn elves didn't need props I maybe could consider it.

[Black Lavender]

We do it and have two elves and their reindeer. Sometimes we get creative and others nights I just move them



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[andwhat]

Nope. Too much work and creepy. Really I think this is stuff white people like.

[DesertMoon]

Ive thought about doing it but it just seems...lame? I have my dhs phones number in my phone as santa and a pic of santa with it. I pretend to text santa when my son is being bad lol...he acts right after so lol.

[kicks]

Dec 10, 2016 15:30:05 GMT -5 @natariru said:

Dec 10, 2016 13:54:45 GMT -5 freedom said:

No and I don't know anyone irl who does. I've also never had a pumpkin spice latte or gone to an ugly sweater party

Lol ive never done those two things either.

Me three!

[redwino]

I've had pumpkin spice lattes. I went through an assimilation crisis in grad school. Lots of white girl activities. Lol.

[thejackpot]

Nah. I did an advent calendar this year and I am regretting it. Too much! But the kids enjoy it so there's that

[skwcm80]

Dec 10, 2016 13:54:45 GMT -5 freedom said:

No and I don't know anyone irl who does. I've also never had a pumpkin spice latte or gone to an ugly sweater party

Another who hasn't done either. The only time Starbucks is on my radar is in the Summer when I can buy a trenta iced coffee.

[andwhat]

My aunt bought one of the chocolate advent calendars for DD. I just realized it is supposed to be a countdown and we are doing it backwards. Oops.

[sunshine608]

No elf here and I've struggled with santa. We went along with it with the oldest but I really just don't want to do it at all. I find it creepy and the elf even more so.
We do an advent calendar and I tried to do Saint Nickholas, but I grew up in Germany and that's a tradition my German aunt started with me and so want to continue. I found a truck related advent one so that's been fun and something I've wanted to pass on. Saint Nick was a fail and I'll re consider next year.

[AJL]

Nope. That shit is creepy.

[redwino]

Dec 11, 2016 18:57:17 GMT -5 @barefootbarista said:

We do.
Wme have a brown girl elf, named Leah. They get so pumped to find it on the Internet.

Do you mean they picked the Elf out on the internet or you do things with it and post it on the internet?

[redwino]

Dec 11, 2016 22:08:21 GMT -5 sunshine608 said:

No elf here and I've struggled with santa. We went along with it with the oldest but I really just don't want to do it at all. I find it creepy and the elf even more so.
We do an advent calendar and I tried to do Saint Nickholas, but I grew up in Germany and that's a tradition my German aunt started with me and so want to continue. I found a truck related advent one so that's been fun and something I've wanted to pass on. Saint Nick was a fail and I'll re consider next year.

I'm excited to do Santa but I haven't said much about him this year. I guess I better start talking him up.

[cookiemdough]

Dec 10, 2016 4:13:26 GMT -5 redwino said:

Dec 10, 2016 3:40:57 GMT -5 cookiemdough said:

Yes. I started with my son who had a white elf named Jack. They have black ones now. So now we have a black female elf Jill that I mostly got for my daughter. Then i lost Jack. So now we just have Jill.

Now they also have outfits lol. I have not yet gone that far, but I may one day lol!

What kind of things do you have Jill do? If the damn elves didn't need props I maybe could consider it.

The elf comes out after we put up the Christmas tree. The kids usually leave out their Christmas list. So the first day he is usually tangled in the lights on the tree. And the lists disappear because he he supposedly took them to the North Pole. Then I just move it around. Nothing elaborate. One day the kids found it looking at my son's kindle. The next she was sitting on one of the train cars around the Christmas tree. Last night I put her in the bathroom holding some toothpaste. Not a good idea in hindsight because my son didn't want to pee in front of Jill.

I also used to consume pumpkin spice lattes like it was my job and then I realized that I would need another job to pay for my coffee habit. So I stopped.

I promise I am black.

[EnchantedSoul]

Yep. We have a brown elf named Charlie. Sometimes he's silly, other times he just moves place to place. We don't use him for behavior modification (snitching to Santa or spying). We just do fun stuff with him. And by "we" I mean me. Lol my husband is a Grinch.