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Make a wish.

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I'm still wearing jeans.

Stacey099

It's 1030 and we are still baking cookies. :-q Finishing up on gluten free m&m and gluten free sugar cookies. Next are gluten sugar cookies. I'm also working on laundry, dishes and packing for our trip tomorrow.
Gaaaah I may just leave DH and go to bed I-)

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My chest poultry is free ranging again and the jeans have been turned inside out and put in the laundry basket.

Carrie3102

PrimRoseMama said:

lizabethann06 said:

missymr said:

Your Christmas Eve episode of "me thinks you're overthinking this elf thing."

I am not a huge fan of the elf on a shelf tradition but this I think goes a little too far.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/12/16/the-elf-on-the-shelf-is-preparing-your-child-to-live-in-a-future-police-state-professor-says/?tid=pm_lifestyle_pop

My eyes just rolled so hard at this that they may be stuck.

The elf can be whatever you want it to be. I am hoping to raise internally motivated kids ( I'm doing this because it's the right thing to do) and fear often perpetuates external motivation (I'm doing this because I am afraid of the consequence) so I stay away from the fear-based stuff. Our elf doesn't report back to anyone. He hides each morning and brings an act of kindness for the kids to do. It's been amazing to watch.

My kids have visited nursing homes, donated food to food pantries, helped me cook meals for the PADS shelter, raked leaves for elderly neighbors, attended a dance to celebrate kids who participated in the Special Olympics. They picked out and wrapped gifts to give children whose names they picked from the giving tree. They helped me pick out the softest hats and made pictures to give babies at the NICU.

And even if we didn't do acts of kindness, if it was just a creepy looking elf (I swear the eyes follow me lol) that does silly things like spill marshmallows or toilet paper the tree or spill sugar- who cares. People need to lighten up. :-@

Tl;dr- crazy people are crazy.

Agree with this. ^^^

We don't do EoS, but assigning nefarious things to a doll meant for fun is kind of BSC.

If by kind of, you mean completely, then yes I agree.

Carrie3102

haddocky said:

@Carrie3102 I'm sorry, that's so sad Sometimes we just can't understand what is going through other peoples minds. He must feel so lost. Hugs to you and your family. 

Thank you! Sorry to post and run today is a day I spend with my family every year and I'm just now home and done playing Santa.

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It's Christmas. There will be no crib transferring business tonight. I get to cuddle my main squeeze until morning :x Merry Christmas to me!

Carrie3102

Merry Christmas ladies!! Thanks for all the love. I hope you all stay safe and enjoy your time with loved ones.

new2011mommy

@ramy3 So cute! DS and DD are also in those same pajamas!