Two years ago maybe three they caved to the elf on the shelf hysteria, primarily because their kids were bewildered and a little hurt that no elves invaded their house come Christmas time to spy and create mischief. This was right when the whole elf thing was exploding in popularity, and these things were hard to find. Luckily, the kids didn’t seem to care that their elf seemed to be on steroids and looks suspiciously like the stuffed animals hanging around this place. Anyway, after Thanksgiving this year, the elf Marshmallow made her big debut.

Key Takeaways:

• Bring on the elf, even though I find the whole idea a little creepy and I have a real aversion to dolls of all kinds. But whatever.
• On the plus side, our elf is really too big to get into any mischief, so we’ve settled for finding unlikely places for her to hide.
• And luckily, the kids didn’t seem to care that our elf seemed to be on steroids and looks suspiciously like the stuffed animals hanging around this place.

“As for this little bit of his childhood, the one that just slipped away right there in front of me, I wonder if he’ll even remember. I don’t think I’ll ever forget it.”

https://modernparentsmessykids.com/parenting-styles-truth-elf-shelf/