Reminds me of when my boys were young...
Every once in a while I'd skip work for a day, and the school secretary would give me a knowing grin when I walked into office already in my orange vest to pull out my kindergartener for 'family reasons'.
Don't think any of them ever cared that they didn't get the perfect attendance award at the end of the year....

So... skinning them. I've tried that method many many times and never succeeded. Are Michigan's squirrels hides on tighter???

What am I doing wrong?