{"id":69805,"date":"2023-12-10T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T09:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/?p=69805"},"modified":"2023-12-10T09:00:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T09:00:17","slug":"mother-accused-of-traumatising-son-with-evil-elf-on-shelf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/lifestyle\/mother-accused-of-traumatising-son-with-evil-elf-on-shelf\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother accused of &apos;traumatising&apos; son with &apos;evil&apos; Elf on Shelf"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Mother is accused of &#8216;traumatising&#8217; her young son with &#8216;evil&#8217; Elf on the Shelf prank<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Beth Watson has divided opinion on TikTok after sharing her latest Elf prank<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: 10 bizarre Elf on the Shelf ideas to see you through Christmas<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Elf on the Shelf is a well known Christmas tradition\u00a0that allows cheeky parents everywhere to indulge in a little mischief and a lot of creativity.<\/p>\n<p>Based on a 2005 Children&#8217;s book of the same name by American authors Carol V. Aebersold and Bell Chanda, it sees mothers and fathers rearrange naughty elves in the night while their little ones sleep.<\/p>\n<p>When they wake up, they&#8217;ll find the elves in precarious positions, often involving items around the house &#8211; whether it&#8217;s climbing the walls or stealing their children&#8217;s sweets.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s completely up to the parent how far they take the shenanigans &#8211; but is it possible to go too far?<\/p>\n<p>British mother, Beth Watson, who goes by @bethwatson1x on the app, has divided opinion on TikTok after she shared a video of her latest Elf on the Shelf prank &#8211; featuring her sons dead pet goldfish.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/07\/08\/78681167-12833329-image-a-1_1701936732093.jpg\" height=\"1078\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mother Beth Watson, who goes by @bethwatson1x on the app is being criticized on TikTok after she shared a video of her latest Elf on the Shelf prank &#8211; featuring her sons dead pet goldfish<\/p>\n<p>#elfontheshelf #kidsgunnacry #deadfish #hilarious badmumalert. For any usage requests please email licensing@ark.media<\/p>\n<p>She wrote: &#8216;Noticed we had a dead fish this morning, thought Brilliant idea for naughty elf.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The camera pans to a fish bowl with some live goldfish swimming around, but one dead one scooped up in a net on the side.<\/p>\n<p>Beth positioned the elf to be sat on the microwave holding the net, as if he went fishing and caught the family pet.<\/p>\n<p>Next to him was some chips and a post it note that says &#8216;Hey Carter, Caught us a fish for tea. Would you like some chips with that?&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The TikTok was seen by more than 2.3 million people in just three days, with viewers divided on the controversial prank.<\/p>\n<p>One user wrote: &#8216;Talk about traumatising them,&#8217; meanwhile another penned &#8216;Nah I would acc cry, I remember when my mum used to flush my fishes down the toilet when they died&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Another viewer commented, &#8216;these parents on my fyp with these elf\u2019s are really going all out this year&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Others agreed: &#8216;That\u2019s actually so mean\u2026 (definitely something I would do)&#8217; and &#8216;this is evil, love it&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/08\/78681169-12833329-Beth_positioned_the_elf_to_be_sat_on_the_microwave_holding_the_n-a-46_1702195414268.jpg\" height=\"1074\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Beth positioned the elf to be sat on the microwave holding the net, as if he went fishing and caught the family pet<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/08\/78681995-12833329-Someone_joked_this_would_definitely_be_traumatic_but_this_is_hil-a-47_1702195414276.jpg\" height=\"516\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/08\/78681993-12833329-In_the_TikTok_she_says_Go_look_over_there_and_her_child_asked_Wh-a-48_1702195414278.jpg\" height=\"516\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Someone joked, &#8216;this would definitely be traumatic but this is hilarious I\u2019d love to see reactions,&#8217; which prompted Beth to film her son Carter discovering the scene in the morning<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0Are these Britain&#8217;s worst Christmas decorations? Locals slam town&#8217;s skinny tree with no baubles or decorations that &#8216;looks like a beanstalk&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>However, some people were less than impressed, with one person commenting on the size of the fish tank: &#8216;the tank need to be at least 20, 30 gallon tank, gold fish grow so big and that&#8217;s why they&#8217;re dying as in tiny bowl&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, some said: &#8216;that\u2019s just traumatic&#8217; and &#8216;Emotional Damage!!&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Someone joked, &#8216;this would definitely be traumatic but this is hilarious I\u2019d love to see reactions,&#8217; which prompted Beth to film her son Carter discovering the scene in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>In the TikTok, she says &#8216;Go look over there,&#8217; and her child asked &#8216;Why did they kill it?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She read out the post it note and he laughed and ran away from the goldfish.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The little one said &#8216;He&#8217;s dead&#8217; and his mother replied, &#8216;I think so, don&#8217;t you? What are we going to do with it? Can you believe he&#8217;s got a fish?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>However, the youngster seemed to find the situation funny, with one commenter writing &#8216;awe what a bubbly little boy you\u2019ve got absolutely love this reaction&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Another said: &#8216;Bless him he took it so well! Actually a nice way to tell him it died he\u2019s laughing and smiling!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Others joked, &#8216;This is hilarious,&#8217; &#8216;Aw bless him he took that like a champ&#8217; and &#8216;brave posting this the fish police will be out in force&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>It comes just after a horrified four-year-old battered her naughty elf toy to &#8216;death&#8217; &#8211; after seeing that it had flung toilet paper all around the living room.<\/p>\n<p>Tamara Castle, 26, from Bexley, Kent set up the festive prank for her daughter Betsy on the morning of December 1.<\/p>\n<p>But the appalled toddler was furious when she saw what had been done, and &#8216;killed&#8217; the Elves Behavin Badly doll in a rage.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12833329\/Mother-accused-traumatising-young-son-evil-Elf-Shelf-prank.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mother is accused of &#8216;traumatising&#8217; 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