one must balance the grim surveillance-state implications of the Elf On The Shelf against the fact that most of the rules it's enforcing are, like, "please do not pour Jell-O powder down the heating vents"

one must balance the grim surveillance-state implications of the Elf On The Shelf against the fact that most of the rules it's enforcing are, like, "please do not pour Jell-O powder down the heating vents"
I was just thinking that from a small-worried-child perspective the elf on the shelf is kind of less frightening than "santa/jesus is watching you yes you invisibly all the time, even in the bathroom"
regret to inform you that the current location of the Elf is in fact the shower stall, complete with a sign that says "watch out for the CROCS below" and a pile of Crocs shoes in the bathtub
however as you may surmise, the household Pinterested-up enough to be doing this shit has two other bathrooms anyway
well I kind of regret looking at the cursed corner of the internet where they store 20 Easy Elf On The Shelf Ideas For Busy Parents That Require No Prep but at least now I know about "elf milk".

according to the children the Elf was recently found executing a citizen's arrest of "milk gone bad"
...also, ew.