Santa dilemma

TheReal_LWS wrote:Again, you are some weird weirdos.

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:Dude she's five, tell her he's real and don't think twice about it. Are you kidding me? It's a white lie at worst.

TheReal_LWS wrote:Glad we missed the Elf on a Shelf thing. That sounds absolutely ridiculous.

Izzo Court wrote:You absolutely lie to your kids about Santa. Throughout the year things come and go, but NOTHING holds a candle to the amount of leverage Santa wields when it comes to kids doing what they're told. Especially with little kids it's important to never ever let a good threat go to waste or you run the risk letting the inmates run the asylum.

Dendrobates wrote:

TheReal_LWS wrote:Glad we missed the Elf on a Shelf thing. That sounds absolutely ridiculous.

I don’t want to do that shit either. But how would a parent avoid that? Kids at school will all be talking about it. Damn this shit.

TheReal_LWS wrote:

Dendrobates wrote:

I don’t want to do that shit either. But how would a parent avoid that? Kids at school will all be talking about it. Damn this shit.

Tell your kid that your cat would eat the elf and you'd go to jail.

DWags wrote:So, for 20 years now I've been reading "Twas the night before Christmas" to my daughters on Christmas eve.  They're 20-17 this year, and I'll read it to them again.  

Matter of fact, it's always one of the top five moments of the year for me.  And they both still sit there and listen and each hold one of my arms and put their head on my shoulder  as we're all looking at the pictures.  

Does Santa exist?   Fuck yeah.  If any of you don't believe me, come over to the Dwags house Christmas eve and get in the moment with me.   I hope I"m doing that when they're married and they have their kids over to the house.

DWags wrote:So, for 20 years now I've been reading "Twas the night before Christmas" to my daughters on Christmas eve.  They're 20-17 this year, and I'll read it to them again.  

Matter of fact, it's always one of the top five moments of the year for me.  And they both still sit there and listen and each hold one of my arms and put their head on my shoulder  as we're all looking at the pictures.  

Does Santa exist?   Fuck yeah.  If any of you don't believe me, come over to the Dwags house Christmas eve and get in the moment with me.   I hope I"m doing that when they're married and they have their kids over to the house.

TheReal_LWS wrote:

Dendrobates wrote:

I don’t want to do that shit either. But how would a parent avoid that? Kids at school will all be talking about it. Damn this shit.

Tell your kid that your cat would eat the elf and you'd go to jail.

Dendrobates wrote:

TheReal_LWS wrote:

Tell your kid that your cat would eat the elf and you'd go to jail.

I like it. Then again, you know you will get another kid saying they don’t have issues with their cat.

Anyone see the meme the other day... You should wrap empty presents under the tree. And when your kid is being a little shit, throw the present in the fire.

I love that idea.

TheReal_LWS wrote:

Dendrobates wrote:

I like it. Then again, you know you will get another kid saying they don’t have issues with their cat.

Anyone see the meme the other day... You should wrap empty presents under the tree. And when your kid is being a little shit, throw the present in the fire.

I love that idea.

My luck I'd grab the wrong one and burn up an Xbox One or something.

Dendrobates wrote:

TheReal_LWS wrote:Glad we missed the Elf on a Shelf thing. That sounds absolutely ridiculous.

I don’t want to do that shit either. But how would a parent avoid that? Kids at school will all be talking about it. Damn this shit.

MSU addict wrote:

Dendrobates wrote:

I don’t want to do that shit either. But how would a parent avoid that? Kids at school will all be talking about it. Damn this shit.

Just like I wanted to ignore the whole Santa Claus thing - my 3 1/2 year-old came home for preschool last week wondering why we did not have an elf on the shelf.  Apparently there is one in her classroom.

My response "Santa probably only sends those to the homes of kids where he is unsure if they are being naughty or good.  Santa probably knows how good you are and decided you did not need one."

My Christmas dilemma: In a moment I do not remember I picked up the box office flop "Escape From Planet Earth" from a bargain bin.  It has become my daughter's favorite movie. Her favorite character is an alien named Scorch Supernova.  What does she wanted for Christmas - a Scorch Supernova doll.  After scouring the internets, my wife explained to her that they really don't sell them.  To which my daughter replies "That's OK, Santa will make me one."

Of course when she asks shithead department store Santa to make her a Scorch Supernova doll, he says "no, problem."

MSU addict wrote:

Dendrobates wrote:

I don’t want to do that shit either. But how would a parent avoid that? Kids at school will all be talking about it. Damn this shit.

Just like I wanted to ignore the whole Santa Claus thing - my 3 1/2 year-old came home for preschool last week wondering why we did not have an elf on the shelf.  Apparently there is one in her classroom.

My response "Santa probably only sends those to the homes of kids where he is unsure if they are being naughty or good.  Santa probably knows how good you are and decided you did not need one."

My Christmas dilemma: In a moment I do not remember I picked up the box office flop "Escape From Planet Earth" from a bargain bin.  It has become my daughter's favorite movie. Her favorite character is an alien named Scorch Supernova.  What does she wanted for Christmas - a Scorch Supernova doll.  After scouring the internets, my wife explained to her that they really don't sell them.  To which my daughter replies "That's OK, Santa will make me one."

Of course when she asks shithead department store Santa to make her a Scorch Supernova doll, he says "no, problem."

Robert J Sakimano wrote:what is an "Elf on the Shelf"?

I've heard of them.. but not sure what they are.

The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition includes a special Scout Elf sent from the North Pole to help Santa Claus manage his naughty and nice lists. When a family adopts a Scout Elf and gives it a name, the Scout Elf receives its Christmas magic and can fly to the North Pole each night to tell Santa Claus about all of the day's adventures.

Each morning, the Scout Elf returns to its family and perches in a different place to watch the fun. Children love to wake up and race around the house looking for their Scout Elf each morning. Click below to find a Scout Elf adoption center near you!

Rocinante wrote:I was terrified of ventriloquist's dummies and other weird dollies like that. This would not help. We had some elves that went in our tree, but nobody pretended they were sentient. Why would you want to give your kid a complex?

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:

MSU addict wrote:
Just like I wanted to ignore the whole Santa Claus thing - my 3 1/2 year-old came home for preschool last week wondering why we did not have an elf on the shelf.  Apparently there is one in her classroom.

My response "Santa probably only sends those to the homes of kids where he is unsure if they are being naughty or good.  Santa probably knows how good you are and decided you did not need one."

My Christmas dilemma: In a moment I do not remember I picked up the box office flop "Escape From Planet Earth" from a bargain bin.  It has become my daughter's favorite movie. Her favorite character is an alien named Scorch Supernova.  What does she wanted for Christmas - a Scorch Supernova doll.  After scouring the internets, my wife explained to her that they really don't sell them.  To which my daughter replies "That's OK, Santa will make me one."

Of course when she asks shithead department store Santa to make her a Scorch Supernova doll, he says "no, problem."

I'm having a similar issue with my 8 year old. I think I posted it in another thread. He's big time into Pirates of the Caribbean right now. He literally put on his Christmas list that he wanted a "Pirate Ship in a tree". He envisions it having a zip line that runs from the top of the tree to our chain link fence. When I told him that was going to be difficult, he scoffed at me and said Santa is magic.

I've since been telling him that it's not something that Santa could even build over night and Santa would need to call in a team of engineers. Not sure where we currently stand.

MSU addict wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:what is an "Elf on the Shelf"?

I've heard of them.. but not sure what they are.

I am not sure when they started to be a thing (within the last 10 years):

The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition includes a special Scout Elf sent from the North Pole to help Santa Claus manage his naughty and nice lists. When a family adopts a Scout Elf and gives it a name, the Scout Elf receives its Christmas magic and can fly to the North Pole each night to tell Santa Claus about all of the day's adventures.

Each morning, the Scout Elf returns to its family and perches in a different place to watch the fun. Children love to wake up and race around the house looking for their Scout Elf each morning. Click below to find a Scout Elf adoption center near you!

Some adults like to have fun with them:






That last one may be Kid Wok's house.

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

Rocinante wrote:I was terrified of ventriloquist's dummies and other weird dollies like that. This would not help. We had some elves that went in our tree, but nobody pretended they were sentient. Why would you want to give your kid a complex?

Floyd Robertson wrote:

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

Is that the one from Twilight Zone?

Floyd Robertson wrote:

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

Is that the one from Twilight Zone?

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:The elf on the shelf. Great idea, boomers. Kids should turn out great.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:The elf on the shelf. Great idea, boomers. Kids should turn out great.

MSU addict wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:The elf on the shelf. Great idea, boomers. Kids should turn out great.

Boomers?

Not many of us in our fifties with little kids.

This is a Gen-X thing.

MSU addict wrote:

Dendrobates wrote:

I don’t want to do that shit either. But how would a parent avoid that? Kids at school will all be talking about it. Damn this shit.

Just like I wanted to ignore the whole Santa Claus thing - my 3 1/2 year-old came home for preschool last week wondering why we did not have an elf on the shelf.  Apparently there is one in her classroom.

My response "Santa probably only sends those to the homes of kids where he is unsure if they are being naughty or good.  Santa probably knows how good you are and decided you did not need one."

My Christmas dilemma: In a moment I do not remember I picked up the box office flop "Escape From Planet Earth" from a bargain bin.  It has become my daughter's favorite movie. Her favorite character is an alien named Scorch Supernova.  What does she wanted for Christmas - a Scorch Supernova doll.  After scouring the internets, my wife explained to her that they really don't sell them.  To which my daughter replies "That's OK, Santa will make me one."

Of course when she asks shithead department store Santa to make her a Scorch Supernova doll, he says "no, problem."

MSU addict wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:The elf on the shelf. Great idea, boomers. Kids should turn out great.

Boomers?

Not many of us in our fifties with little kids.

This is a Gen-X thing.

The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition is a 2005 children's picture book, written by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell, and illustrated by Coë Steinwart. The book tells a Christmas-themed story, written in rhyme, that explains how Santa Claus knows who is naughty and who is nice. It describes elves visiting children between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, after which they return to the North Pole until the next holiday season. The Elf on the Shelf comes in a keepsake box that features a hardbound picture book and a small soft toy in the form of a pixie scout elf.

InTenSity wrote:

The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition is a 2005 children's picture book, written by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell, and illustrated by Coë Steinwart. The book tells a Christmas-themed story, written in rhyme, that explains how Santa Claus knows who is naughty and who is nice. It describes elves visiting children between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, after which they return to the North Pole until the next holiday season. The Elf on the Shelf comes in a keepsake box that features a hardbound picture book and a small soft toy in the form of a pixie scout elf.

It seems it is a collaboration between Boomers and Millennials, keep us Gen Xer's out of your guys fucking shit up.
I'm assuming the mom is a boomer and the daughter is a millennial.

InTenSity wrote:

The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition is a 2005 children's picture book, written by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell, and illustrated by Coë Steinwart. The book tells a Christmas-themed story, written in rhyme, that explains how Santa Claus knows who is naughty and who is nice. It describes elves visiting children between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, after which they return to the North Pole until the next holiday season. The Elf on the Shelf comes in a keepsake box that features a hardbound picture book and a small soft toy in the form of a pixie scout elf.

It seems it is a collaboration between Boomers and Millennials, keep us Gen Xer's out of your guys fucking shit up.
I'm assuming the mom is a boomer and the daughter is a millennial.