Why I Refuse to Throw my Children's Elf on the Shelf in the Trash
I haven't seen a lot of opinion articles saying that we should throw our children's elf on the shelf in the trash in 2020. This is my reasoning for why I think that is the worst idea for your children. My daughter is seven and she loves her elf on the shelf named Scarlett. Her elf has extended its family to include a stuffed Santa Claus named Santy as her husband, and a two of Kahlan's old toys as children they adopted. Kahlan has wanted an elf on the shelf since before we could afford one. So a Santa Claus that I found at an outlet for $5 became her elf on the shelf a few years ago. Last year we could afford a real elf on the shelf, so we got one. When Scarlett appeared, Santee was also out as a decoration so Kahlan said oh my gosh he found a wife! Later during the season when her toys ended up near the elf on the shelf and Santee she suggested something that later ended up with me writing her a letter that they had adopted those as their children. The idea for her pr...