To think that this mother is disturbed and needs help?

[IrisAtwood]

A woman laid chicken bones and ketchup out with an Elf on the Shelf hat so that it looked like a Grinch toy had eaten him. Her five year old was distraught and is now frightened of the Grinch. She thought it was funny.

metro.co.uk/2020/12/03/mums-grinchy-elf-on-the-shelf-prank-goes-wrong-and-leaves-son-in-tears-13696898/

Personally I think the whole elf on the shelf thing is disturbed.

Wow! Thats going too far for a 5 year old!

I think this is not news.

@gamerchick I feel the same way about the Elf on the Shelf.

“He was traumatised but I found it hilarious” 🤔

Honestly, I hope that that child has someone else in his life because there is something wrong with his mother.

It does seem a bit weird that she happily tells the world "He was traumatised but I found it hilarious."

I saw this and thought it was awful. We don’t do elf on the shelf but I thought it was supposed to be a bit of fun. The worst bit was when the kid cried but she just laughed. Great parenting 🙈

Personally I think the whole elf on the shelf thing is disturbed ditto

God, five year olds are such snowflakes these days

I think that’s hilarious but I wouldn’t do it to a 5 year old it would have had both of mine hysterical at that age.

I think a lot of people have run out of ideas for the whole elf on the shelf thing. It started as harmless fun bit some people have made it sinister. It seems to be more for adults now, as this woman probably only did what she did to put it on social media and make her mates laugh

@gamerchick

Personally I think the whole elf on the shelf thing is disturbed.

So do I - but to do that to a CHILD is bliddy psycho to me.

She wants locking up!

Horrible thing to do to a 5 year old.

@Finfintytint I know! Mine used to love a good slasher film every night before bed ;)

As an adult, I found the actual picture pretty funny.

But, I don't have kids (on purpose)... So no comment on the phychological trauma for the kid.

yeah..probably mildly amusing to do this to an adult partner/sibling/friend etc. but poor taste to do to a young child.

I don’t think she’s “disturbed” but I do think she misjudged her supposed audience (her son). But she didn’t do it for him she did it for attention from other people.

My children wouldn’t have seen the funny side when they were that age but I wouldn’t have even thought to do that anyway.

She's a nutter. Poor little boy having a mother that laughs at his distress. Needs her arse booting.

So do I - but to do that to a CHILD is bliddy psycho to me

Agreed. But the whole thing is a weird thing to do to a child. Letting them think there's a doll coming to life every night while they sleep for a month, is creepy af.

It's definitely for the adults SM more than giving pleasure to the kids imo.

This is a joke that is likely to upset a five year old. Fine to do as a prank on adults fed up with elf on the shelf but not on an excited child.

That's a fucking horrible thing to do to a child. Wtf is wrong with some people? Only a shit parent would do something that, she needs to grow up.

I have a sick sense of humour and found the picture funny but even I wouldn’t have done that to a 5 year old. She seems a bit unhinged.

I bet she didn’t actually show her child though, and it was just for SM. (Hope so anyway.)

I can see why an adult would find it funny, but it's way too far for a five year old.