20 Elf On The Shelf tweets that every exasperated parent can relate to
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Parents are freaking done with Elf on the Shelf.
The innocent holiday tradition started out as a cutesy way to keep their kids' behavior in check ahead of the holidays, but has been criticized for being a capitalist marketing scheme to indoctrinate children into accepting the surveillance state.
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That, and parents are tired of coming up with creative ways to stage the impish — and unsettlingly creepy — stuffed doll. At this point, are you freezing your elf in a block of ice and artfully placing him in front of an Elsa doll for your kids, or for the Instagram clout?
Here are a few tweets proving just how exasperated parents feel about the dreaded toy.
1. It's a narc
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2. Are you creative enough?
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3. Sometimes you just have to give in
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4. Yikes
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5. It's a trap!
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6. It's a curse
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7. A twist on the elf
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8. Sometimes it backfires
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9. Just get rid of it
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10. Reach out to the higher ups
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11. Some moms are just done
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12. Here's the tea
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13. Add some backstory
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14. Don't let your kid fall in with the bad kids
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15. The dog took care of it
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16. Oops
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17. Older brothers ruin everything
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18. But not more than this toy ruined parents
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19. Seriously, they're pretty over it
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20. We can all agree to get rid of this tradition
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So this Christmas season, just give yourself a break and leave the elf on the damn shelf.
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