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To hide everyone on my FB who does Elf on the Shelf?

97 replies

NapQueen · 20/11/2017 20:13

《Disclaimer: It doesnt bother me one jot that people participate in the Elf on the Shelf bandwaggon》

But why share it every single fucking day on facebook? And everyone who does it, shares it. They are like vegans: Enthusiastic, vocal and absoloutley overbearing about it.

Do it
Dont do it
But honestly, no one outside your home cares what the elf got up to last night. Or how bloody marvellous a parent you are. Or how ingenious your arrangements are.

Someone just mentioned something on FB about "upping their elf game this year" and it all came FLOODING BACK.

Im just going to have to hide everyone til Jan. Like a sort of elf hibernation.

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dontbesillyhenry · 20/11/2017 21:34

'Fun mum/Dad' at their finest

Lelloteddy · 20/11/2017 21:38

Right up there with people who check in at the gym.
Or map my fucking run.

TathitiPete · 20/11/2017 21:38

YANBU. In fact I think you're the most NBU I've ever read on the whole of the Internet. Grin

NapQueen · 20/11/2017 21:40

《Twirls》

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Wateroffaduck · 20/11/2017 21:47

I hate it also. Saw on my Facebook the same post about upping their game, it just brought the full horror back from last year. I didn’t find it funny, just boring.

Littleraincloud · 20/11/2017 21:48

I also hate wedding boasts and "cute" engagements. Just FYI - just having a moan

troodiedoo · 20/11/2017 21:54

YANBU, yet another wanky Christmas thing with social media validation the main objective Hmm

Lelloteddy · 20/11/2017 21:57

Naughty elf.

MrsJackRackham · 20/11/2017 22:05

Keep......mum??

❤️❤️❤️the Christmas fairies bringing the chocolate, it was just that extra bit of proof, for a few years, that it actually was all real. Because your mum & dad couldn't possibly think of chocolates on a tree Grin

Keepingupwiththejonesys · 20/11/2017 22:19

I do elf on the shelf and am not on Facebook so not everyone who does it is doing it to show off. I can imagine like everything else on there daily things on Facebook are annoying. I find the whole thing very annoying though hence why I don't have it

NapQueen · 20/11/2017 22:24

wareroffaduck wonder if we know the same person?

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keeponworking · 21/11/2017 18:01

Mrs

The gullible fools! Grin

JoieDeFuckingVivre · 21/11/2017 18:10

YANBU. This got on my fucking tits last year. Two FB friends went proper crazy on it and one of them has said how excited she is about it starting soon.

LaurieMarlow · 21/11/2017 18:21

Well aren't you all a bunch of charmers. Just hide them for a month, it's not hard.

I'm doing it this year, so pretty grateful to SM for the ideas. I don't do any DS stuff on Facebook myself, so I won't be posting mine.

FuzzyCustard · 21/11/2017 18:41

Laurie never mind hiding them for a month, anyone that indulges in this sort of crappy nonsense is so far from my personal core values they would have to be banished for ever!

Creambun2 · 21/11/2017 18:43

Elf on a shelf is a pile of shit.

LaurieMarlow · 21/11/2017 18:45

I personally can't wait to do it. DS is going to love it.

No 'reporting to santa' in our house. Elf is just here for the mischief.

DontOpenDeadInside · 21/11/2017 18:57

Isn't that basically what FB is? A place people can boast/moan about their lives. What other point is there to it?
Just hide them/don't go on FB.
(Yes I do Elf on a shelf AND post about it) Shock

Eolian · 21/11/2017 19:00

I don't knowingly know a single person in rl or on FB who does this elf on the shelf thing . I've never even seen one!

Someoneasdumbasthis · 21/11/2017 19:04

I also do not have one friend that I know of that does elf on the shelf. First I’d ever heard of it was in MN as it happens. I had to google it.

So no YANBU. Do whatever you like but keep it to yourself.

Pinkvoid · 21/11/2017 19:06

YANBU.

I’ve done it for the past five years so before it was popular (yes, regular EOTS hipster over here) and I did used to share it on my Instagram back then but at the time, nobody had a fucking clue what it was. I don’t share now mostly because I’m shit bored of it myself.

Nessie2018 · 21/11/2017 22:43

I think this thread is the funniest thing ever!!!
I agree that YANBU it is sooooooo annoying lol 😂

Wolfiefan · 21/11/2017 22:46

Block them. Block them forever.
Or creep round their houses like the anti Santa. Kidnap the elves and have a festive fire.
Bah humbug.

AuntieBeast · 22/11/2017 00:28

YANBU. The worst is when they are all copying the same ideas they saw on Pinterest but with much lower quality photos.

Mrskeats · 22/11/2017 00:40

I also hate this new Christmas Eve box thing with engraved letters
Just more commercialisation and reason to spend more money.
I think that one is quite awful lello