I agree completely. I don’t give a damn if people don’t want an elf tradition, but I don’t understand the extreme negative reaction this topic provokes in people. Our kid loves her elf. The window for believing in magic is small and so fun. She will be a bitchy teen soon enough. I love seeing things through her eyes, where she still believes anything is possible. Her excitement to go find her elf every morning is contagious. If it felt like a forced tradition, we’d stop. It doesn’t. She talks about her elf all year, and looks forward to seeing him. This is probably her last year to believe, so it’s not some huge burden.

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Posted by Salmon

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Posted on 12/12/17 at 7:39 am to Evil Little Thing

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but I don’t understand the extreme negative reaction this topic provokes in people.

parenting on the internet

if you don't do everything exactly as someone else, you're a bad parent and should feel ashamed

we don't do the Elf, we like making our own unique traditions, but I'm sure if my daughter ever really pushed for it (she is 4), we would cave

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Posted by Dam Guide

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Posted on 12/12/17 at 7:49 am to Evil Little Thing

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but I don’t understand the extreme negative reaction this topic provokes in people

The Crossfit Reaction, if obsessive people put it everywhere on social media and don't stop posting about it; normal people backlash and make fun of it.

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