This is the most first world problems thread I've ever read on CF. So much consternation over friggin Santa Claus. Lol! We truly don't have enough things to worry about.
Name one kid who has been traumatized for life because he found out his parents lied about Santa, or the tooth fairy, or the Easter bunny. Most parents don't label a lot of gifts as coming from Santa anyway, not in my experience, so the harm you perceive happening to poor kids just doesn't wash.
So glad we never did elf on a shelf.
To me it's one of the dumbest....I see so many Facebook friends posting their "dread" of having to come up with antics....but post daily their antics of the elf....but that's probably more a reflection of social media behaviors of people.