The 'Big Picture' Message of the Elf on the Shelf
A few weeks ago, my 10-year-old daughter and I were in the department store checkout line when we noticed her kindergarten teacher was right behind us. After exchanging greetings, I noticed there was an Elf on the Shelf in her arms, along with some clothing. She offered that her 3-year-old son was going to be the recipient of the little elf this year.
I am not going to lie, it took all of my willpower to refrain from telling her to leave it at the store. I held my tongue because I don't like it when other people give me unsolicited advice, so I assume everyone else feels the same way. After all, I myself had bought an Elf when they first became "a thing." Colorful Cupcake arrived at our home in 2008, when my youngest two kids were 5 and 3 years old. Chances are I was at my wits' end some days trying to get them to behave, so I thought this little piece of felt and plastic would be the ticket to at least a month's worth of cooperation and good deeds.
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I am not going to lie, it took all of my willpower to refrain from telling her to leave it at the store. I held my tongue because I don't like it when other people give me unsolicited advice, so I assume everyone else feels the same way. After all, I myself had bought an Elf when they first became "a thing." Colorful Cupcake arrived at our home in 2008, when my youngest two kids were 5 and 3 years old. Chances are I was at my wits' end some days trying to get them to behave, so I thought this little piece of felt and plastic would be the ticket to at least a month's worth of cooperation and good deeds.
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