If you haven't got kids you probably won't know much about the 'Elf on the Shelf' craze that's been popping up over the past couple of years. The basic idea is parents get an elf doll, which 'reports back to Santa' about whether their child has been good or not. Also, the elf is a little shit for some reason and parents have to come up with new ways to show it misbehaving.
Some people take it a bit too far:
But it seems like a good way of forcing your kids into behaving, so I'm all for it.
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One mum who definitely took things too far is 28-year-old Annie Jenkins from Cornwall. She uses her elf to really fuck with her little boy, Deano, eight. And for that, I have to say a big well done.
Yep, that is permanent marker. Credit: Mercury Press
She drew all over his face with Sharpie, which must have been a nightmare to get off, while he was asleep and then propped the two sinister-looking dolls beside him.
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She didn't even tell him he had the Sharpie whiskers on his face; she just let him spend all morning with the new make-up.
She then trashed the house a bit. That must have taken ages, which is dedication to frightening your child.
She went on to paint his toenails, eat all the chocolate from his advent calendar and leave this vaguely menacing note from Santa himself. She also completely wrapped his bedroom door in Christmas paper.
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After several days of messing with little Deano like this, Annie decided he deserved a treat. So she propped the elf on the tree with some merch from Deano's favoruite Pink Floyd - the little elf was holding a ticket stub from a gig and a t-shirt, and it's not even Christmas yet.
Credit: Mercury Press
After several days of messing with little Deano like this, Annie decided he deserved a treat. So, she put the elf on the tree with some merch from Deano's favourite, Pink Floyd. The little elf was holding a ticket stub from a gig and a t-shirt. And it's not even Christmas yet.
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