"I don't wanna do it anymore," said Twitter user Adam O'Leary.Īnd some wondered if other judges across the U.S. However, since its arrival, The Elf on the Shelf has made appearances on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books List.Īs the word about the judge's order got around, a few welcomed the news.
Then-USA TODAY columnist Craig Wilson wrote about the tradition driving "some parents crazy" in 2012. Luckily, mom was an ER nurse and reattached the elf's arm.īacklash against The Elf on the Shelf is not new. was scared to death that Christmas was ruined and Santa wouldn’t come," her mother said.įour years ago, an elf was taken to an emergency room in Orlando, Florida, after the family dog got ahold of him. During the holiday season six years ago, a girl accidently knocked her home's elf off the shelf and called 911, which led to the police arriving at her home. "She. The Elf on the Shelf has led to some other distressing moments. Thus, "given the risk posed to our most vulnerable children outlined above, coupled with COVID and supply chain issues, the Court has no choice but to BANISH all Elves on Shelves from Cobb County." That school day was undoubtedly "lost to everyone," he wrote. He recalls in the order "a horrific incident in his own home where three children were sent to school in tears, with one child being labeled an 'Elf Murderer' and accused of making the elf 'lose his magic.'" One of them is apparently that of Judge Leonard's. ►Elf on the Shelf: 25 ideas and accessories for a creative Christmas countdown ►National Fried Chicken Sandwich Day: McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, Del Taco have deals Tuesday – was created by twin sisters Bell and Christa Pitts and their mother – is based on the family's tradition of putting an elf around their house during the holidays.
The book – and subsequent company, The Lumistella Co. The Elf on the Shelf phenomenon began in 2005 when Chanda Bell and her mother Carol Aebersold, released "The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition," a book that comes with a scout elf doll. If parents are so inclined, his order could set a precedent for homes where the elf has perhaps wreaked holiday havoc in recent years. Robert Leonard, a chief judge in Georgia for Cobb County Superior Court, recently posted a mock order banishing The Elf on the Shelf in his county, which includes part of the Atlanta metro area. Want to put that annual holiday tradition, The Elf on the Shelf, literally on the shelf – as in, out of commission? One judge has your back.
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