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For fuck's sake Ryman

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custardlover · 28/10/2017 23:26

Thanks for putting the bloody Elf on the Shelf all over your window display with big ‘bargain!’ price tags attached to him. My DS2 (4) was thrilled and amazed to see ‘Ginger’ around so early in the year but my DS1 looked at me with big, moist, widening eyes...

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MagdalenLaundry · 29/10/2017 00:06

Glad you have seen the light OP
I'm sure you can find a support group to help

Henrythehoover · 29/10/2017 00:08

I'm an evil mum who can't say my children have ever believed in Santa as I've never made a thing of it. My 6yo only just about believes in the tooth fairy.

rainbowduck · 29/10/2017 00:08

It's a thing!!! I googled it!

I am so happy. My kids will love Jeff!

For fuck's sake Ryman
For fuck's sake Ryman
For fuck's sake Ryman
TittyGolightly · 29/10/2017 00:09

Never done santa but will so be doing the otter. That's awesome.

Witchend · 29/10/2017 00:11

My 887 week old commented on it at Ryman in the window, although my
731week and 4 days old thinks they're creepy.

Dh (who is approximately 2194 weeks old) would probably hide it within 2 days of coming into our house if I tried anyway.

lalliella · 29/10/2017 00:14

😂 Can't believe some of you thought that FB post was real 🤣🤣

LadyLoveYourWhat · 29/10/2017 00:28

I dunno why anyone wants to do the Elf on a Shelf thing in the first place, just the idea of this thing spying on the family is bloody grim, let alone the extra faff of having to move the evil thing around. It was only invented to market a book.

bunbunny · 29/10/2017 05:57

When I was little my mum used to have a Christmas robin decoration that would appear at some point in the run up to Christmas when they got the decorations out of the loft I suspect

It had a little clip so would be clipped in different places and have moved most mornings as it would have nipped to Santa to tell him if we had been especially good or bad. Although I now suspect that she moved it after we had gone to bed each night Grin

It was fun to hunt for it, kept us on our best behaviour in the run up to Christmas and required minimal effort.

She also told us the reindeer used to go out to check how children behaved and if you listened hard enough you could sometimes hear their bells as they flew around. And if she suspected that a situation was about to kick off it was amazing how she would suddenly say 'ooh I think I can hear bells jingling - can anyone else?' as a way to distract us and make us behave. They used to do fly pasts from October and occasionally throughout the year... Grin. Even easier way to invoke Christmas magic for no effort and good results Grin

HeteronormativeHaybales · 29/10/2017 07:10

MagdalenLaundry, you have a horrible username. In really poor taste.

HeteronormativeHaybales · 29/10/2017 07:10

And don't tell me it's named after the room where the washing machines are at an Oxford college.

Ginglealltheway · 29/10/2017 07:14

My six month old will only know of the Big Fat Festive Otter.

blueskyinmarch · 29/10/2017 07:26

We have the Squirrel of Christmas in our family. You never know where or when it might put in an appearance.

Dionysuss · 29/10/2017 07:38

We have Spiderman deliver a present here on Christmas Eve. DS is absolutely terrified of Santa, and telling him he is going to turn up in his bedroom one night would leave him with nightmares. Last year we told him spiderman would come, and it was magical.

I did buy an elf a few years ago when it started to get popular. DD2 was so excited, but imagined a HP Gringotts goblin type real person. She was so disappointed when she saw it. Then DH unhelpfully told her it was a toy but had a microphone in. WTF!!?

This year our elf will be a creepy tree decoration and I'm wondering if I can bribe one of DHs friends to squeeze into a spiderman costume for 10 minutes.

HunterHearstHelmsley · 29/10/2017 07:43

What's that Facebook page called? I need to read it!

Ginglealltheway · 29/10/2017 07:44

The OP's come back was much better MagdalenLaundry Grin

The Christmas Squirrel is also a winner!

dudsville · 29/10/2017 07:45

I can't believe some people are so crass as to count their age in weeks. To do so is to miss out on the fiber and finite points of life. I'm 397,172 hours old and proud!

CherieBabySpliffUp · 29/10/2017 07:54

Funnily enough I was in a Smyths Toy Store this week and they were selling Elves On Shelves at the front of the shop. I did think it might cause awkward conversations for some parents Grin

bigkidsdidit · 29/10/2017 07:59

What - people tell their children the elves are real? I had no idea. What a lot of unnecessary effort. What happens when the children see them in toy shops?

raisinsarenottheonlyfruit · 29/10/2017 08:02

I see your Christmas Otter and raise you a Christmas Sloth

For fuck's sake Ryman
GoingRogue · 29/10/2017 08:06

I need to know the page of that satirical Facebook post too please!

CatastropheKate · 29/10/2017 08:13

Prefer the Big Fat Festive Otter or something?

Nope, sticking with the original Holiday Armadillo here.

Xis4Excel · 29/10/2017 08:17

The fake FB post is quite funny Grin.

CherryLips1980 · 29/10/2017 08:19

Christmas Otter 😂😂

PoppyPopcorn · 29/10/2017 08:26

No-one is forcing you to buy into shite like elf on the shelf. It's not "traditional", it's a marketing opportunity dreamt up by some American 10 years ago and now the Instagram generation have embraced it so they can post morning pictures with #makingmemories and #lovemyfamily and show the rest of us how COOL and AMAZING they are.