30/11/2025
A NOTE TO ALL MUMS / DADS THIS MONTH
Elf on the Shelf is a great reminder
that I can’t even keep a toy consistent for 25 days…
but somehow, I keep little humans alive every single day.
He’s missed moves.
He’s repeated hiding spots.
Once, he “accidentally” stayed in the same spot for three nights straight
and somehow, the kids still believed in the magic.
Because here’s the thing
they don’t see the forgotten nights,
the Pinterest fails,
or the half-asleep scramble to make it look like something happened.
They just see mum / dad showing up again.
And maybe that’s the real magic.
Not the elf.
Not the props.
Not the perfectly staged chaos.
It’s the mums / dads who are juggling a thousand invisible jobs,
still finding ways to make childhood feel like wonder.
The ones who are out here creating memories
on caffeine, chaos, and pure love.
So if your elf didn’t move last night
neither did mine.
He’s tired. I’m tired.
But the kids?
They’re smiling.
And that’s enough.
Because maybe the Elf doesn’t have to be perfect.
Maybe we don’t either.
Maybe just showing up
again and again
is the kind of magic our kids will remember most. ❤️✨
