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"I mentioned that. It's pretty much a non-issue as far as I'm concerned (who hasn't skipped school to hunt or plink birds? I knew town kids who skipped for less wholesome reasons at that age), and dont excuse any of this overreactive crap on behalf of the government."

I must have been a real goody-goody. I never skipped school and never lied about being sick to get out of it. And if my kids ever do it they'll be in big trouble. I don't consider this a non-issue at all. It's lying, pure and simple. Are you advocating kids lying to their parents??

re:I must have been a real goody-goody. I never skipped school and never lied about being sick to get out of it.
Bully for you. I never had to lie to ditch, I just did it, and as long as my grades where in the 90's it wasnt an issue.

And if my kids ever do it they'll be in big trouble.

I'm with you on that one.

I don't consider this a non-issue at all. It's lying, pure and simple. Are you advocating kids lying to their parents??
Yes that's exactly what, to the exclusion of all else. I am "advocating" [/sarcasm]
On the scale of things here I'm more concerned with the government overreacting, and *misapplying the law* (a pellet gun is not a fire arm), and the general emsaculation of the the country crap like this is a symptom of, than I am about some internal family discipline matter.