Top Ten Reasons Elf on the Shelf is Creepy
Elf on the Shelf elves are sold with a book that explains how to interact with them. You can name your elf and even register it online, which supposedly brings it to life. According to the book, the elf flies to the North Pole each night to report to Santa on whether you've been good or bad. At least, that's what the book claims.After owning one for about four years, I've found it increasingly creepy (sorry, Caroline!). Here are some reasons why an Elf on the Shelf might be unsettling.
If you put one in the bathroom, they will WATCH YOU POO.
Or at least they claim to move. You never know.
They do their magic, and you can't touch them.
Honestly, their faces look like girls at my school who cake on too much makeup. Long eyelashes, blush, etc. It makes me frightened when I look at it.
Don't get me started when they hide in the bathroom, above the toilet...
They hide in the bathroom and watch kids poop.
The soap dish in the shower...
They just seem to stare, and stare, and stare, and stare...
My elf has left notes like, "You've been such a good kid this year, keep up the good work!" When I was little, I thought it was the coolest thing ever, but now it just makes me uncomfortable.
Again, how can they travel so fast from where I am (MA) to the North Pole and arrive back to my house in time?
Maybe they have magic.
They stare into your soul and don't seem to stop staring.
Their job is basically to watch you and never stop until Christmas...
Once, my grandma touched Caroline (my elf), and she didn't even get "sent" to the North Pole. She was still there the next morning.