I didn't pass the first quarter of a class in middle school, so I created a fake report card. I did this every quarter that year. I didn't remember that they mail home the end-of-year cards, and my mom got it before I could replace it with my fake. She was extremely angry—at the school for their mistake. The teacher also retired that year and had already gotten rid of his records, so they had to accept my mother’s “proof” (the fake ones I made throughout the year) and “rectify” the “mistake.” I’ve never admitted the truth.