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[–] Daisyifyoudo@lemmy.world 64 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes. Because school admins and teachers regularly compare signatures of documents with other previously signed documents.

[–] zaph@sh.itjust.works 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My school used enrollment forms to compare the signature. Vice principals had little to do with their time but punish kids.

[–] The_v@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Which is why I learned how for forge both parents signatures by the time I was out of 2nd grade. One missed field trip because my parents couldn't be bothered to sign the form was enough.

Started out tracing them on a thin sheet of paper. Took about a months until I could do it easily freehand. I had the best mimic out of all of my siblings and would often sign their's as well.

[–] MuffinHeeler@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

My sister could do my Dad's really well and my parents would tell her to do both our forms because they couldn't be bothered

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some with bad priorities definitely did.

Missed a field trip and got a couple detentions for doing just this.

It was for practice forms.. for band. I was the first chair trombone, I didn't practice, my parents didn't care.

Now, I should have been practicing, but that's another point.

[–] darvocet@infosec.pub 57 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hey funny story related to this. My father died when i was six. (Not the funny part). In high school i started signing early dismissal letters with my own name and the school never questioned it.

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Possibly, they noticed and were good enough people that realized it’s not the end of the world.

[–] Steeve@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

Wish I thought about that before I learned dark necromancy to reanimate my father's corpse so he could sign my field trip forms.

[–] wreleven@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 year ago

I definitely did this throughout high school. My dad once asked why they don't do report cards anymore. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] vulnerability@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is so wholesome in a weird way

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah. I want to be this parent

[–] erasebegin@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

A nice refresh on the "give a man a fish" saying 😂

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

In our house, the policy was I (mom) used my real signature, kids forged their dad's signature when needed. So, my signature was mine but his signature was always forged.

[–] candybrie@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Because teachers can't tell a first grader's attempt at a signature from an adult's.

[–] dept@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Nythos@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago

Reading comprehension isn’t their strong suit. They’re still in first grade, you see

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago

This says high school, but honestly probably not as long as they don't try too hard. My signiture is some squiggles with a line and dot thrown in. A first grader might actually try though, then it could be suspicious.