Parents Who Regret Having An Elf On The Shelf
If you follow me on Instagram you know I sell these Elf on the Shelf arrival balloon snow globes and I thought after I got my Dec 1st orders out I would be done with it… but every time I post one I get 3 more orders. And in doing that I realized how much parents hate these things! They don’t want their elves to arrive December 1… they want them for the 12 days leading into Christmas because that’s all they can handle.
Parents are already busy, but during the holidays, that goes into overdrive. And when you throw Santa and the Elf on the Shelf into the mix, it can be too much. While the elf seems like a great idea, according to Someecards, some moms and dads have quickly regretted the decision that requires a creative new scene every day during the hectic holiday season.
Those parents have taken to Twitter to vent their frustrations with the Elf on the Shelf and they’re cracking us up with these tweets:
- “I’m
I’m contemplating leaving a pile of ashes on the table and telling my son Elf on the Shelf spontaneously combusted.
— A.J. Schmitz (@AJSchmitzDesign) December 5, 2022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1599585554378608640%7Ctwgr%5E20c7c091a71222e360be6385a75564ccbb7c8bef%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.someecards.com%2Fhumor%2Fparenting%2F18-of-the-funniest-tweets-from-parents-who-regret-introducing-the-elf-on-the-shelf%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">contemplating leaving a pile of ashes on the table and telling my son Elf on the Shelf spontaneously combusted.” - “My 7yo son
My 7yo son has banned Elf on the Shelf from our house because he says he’s far too naughty and he’s sick of him making a mess and causing trouble.
— Lea 🌈 Does LinkedIn (@leadoeslinkedin) November 30, 2022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1598091880079986692%7Ctwgr%5E20c7c091a71222e360be6385a75564ccbb7c8bef%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.someecards.com%2Fhumor%2Fparenting%2F18-of-the-funniest-tweets-from-parents-who-regret-introducing-the-elf-on-the-shelf%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has banned Elf on the Shelf from our house because he says he’s far too naughty and he’s sick of him making a mess and causing trouble. Never have I loved my son more”
Never have I loved my son more 😍 - “I just told the kid Elf On The Shelf
I just told the kid Elf On The Shelf is fake, cuz I don’t want to do that ish every night.
— Malia Miranda (@JMaliaMiranda) December 6, 2022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1600021505135575040%7Ctwgr%5E20c7c091a71222e360be6385a75564ccbb7c8bef%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.someecards.com%2Fhumor%2Fparenting%2F18-of-the-funniest-tweets-from-parents-who-regret-introducing-the-elf-on-the-shelf%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">is fake, cuz I don’t want to do that ish every night.” - “Is Elf on the shelf actually for kids or is it more
Is Elf on the shelf actually for kids or is it more for the parents so they’ve got daily social media content to post about? It’s hard to tell
— JAVFC 🍥 (@JasonTweets1980) December 3, 2022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1598969420600467456%7Ctwgr%5E20c7c091a71222e360be6385a75564ccbb7c8bef%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.someecards.com%2Fhumor%2Fparenting%2F18-of-the-funniest-tweets-from-parents-who-regret-introducing-the-elf-on-the-shelf%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">for the parents so they’ve got daily social media content to post about? It’s hard to tell” - “A
A full month of elf on the Shelf, god help us😂😂
— Colin Trimble (@trimble_colin) December 1, 2022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1598277762497712128%7Ctwgr%5E20c7c091a71222e360be6385a75564ccbb7c8bef%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.someecards.com%2Fhumor%2Fparenting%2F18-of-the-funniest-tweets-from-parents-who-regret-introducing-the-elf-on-the-shelf%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">full month of Elf on the Shelf, god help us” - “Where are parents
Where are parents getting the energy at this time of the year to set up Elf on the Shelf scenarios, every single day?
— 🇵🇸 Eulogs 🇵🇸 (@Eulogs) December 7, 2022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1600383828287139845%7Ctwgr%5E20c7c091a71222e360be6385a75564ccbb7c8bef%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.someecards.com%2Fhumor%2Fparenting%2F18-of-the-funniest-tweets-from-parents-who-regret-introducing-the-elf-on-the-shelf%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">getting the energy at this time of the year to set up Elf on the Shelf scenarios, every single day?” - “As a parent to a toddler my main goal this Christmas season is to continue our tradition of
As a parent to a toddler my main goal this Christmas season is to continue our tradition of not having elf on the shelf
— thequestionablemom (@questionablem0m) October 29, 2021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1454226995517214725%7Ctwgr%5E20c7c091a71222e360be6385a75564ccbb7c8bef%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.someecards.com%2Fhumor%2Fparenting%2F18-of-the-funniest-tweets-from-parents-who-regret-introducing-the-elf-on-the-shelf%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">not having elf on the shelf” - “My son just told me he loves his elf on the shelf so much he wants to rip it open and see its insides. Feel like I’ll be retelling this interaction to a detective in 20 years time.”
- “not going to do elf on the shelf bc i don’t want to teach my daughter that living in a surveillance police state is ok but mostly bc
not going to do elf on the shelf bc i don’t want to teach my daughter that living in a surveillance police state is ok but mostly bc i am lazy
— Lizz Adams (@Lizz) December 2, 2022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1598738914235527168%7Ctwgr%5E20c7c091a71222e360be6385a75564ccbb7c8bef%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.someecards.com%2Fhumor%2Fparenting%2F18-of-the-funniest-tweets-from-parents-who-regret-introducing-the-elf-on-the-shelf%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">i am lazy” - “It’s our first year of doing Elf on the Shelf. I’m already filled with regret and it’s
It’s our first year of doing Elf on the Shelf. I’m already filled with regret and it’s not even December until tomorrow 😂
— Lee Newbery (@leewhowrites) November 30, 2021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1465679955589832710%7Ctwgr%5E20c7c091a71222e360be6385a75564ccbb7c8bef%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.someecards.com%2Fhumor%2Fparenting%2F18-of-the-funniest-tweets-from-parents-who-regret-introducing-the-elf-on-the-shelf%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">not even December until tomorrow”
Source: Someecards
