Ten plays an online game. He and his friends all seem to share their passwords with each other. (I know, I know...we've told him not to share his password with anyone, other than us, but he's Ten, and up until now, didn't realize how important it was to keep it a secret). Ten worked hard and earned a 'valuable item' we'll call it a 'ring'. Earlier in the week, Ten started crying from the depth of his soul. He told me that someone had hacked into his account and stolen his 'ring'.
Two days later, Ten noticed that Slugger had a 'ring'. Slugger didn't have this 'ring' before Ten's account was 'hacked'. Slugger told Ten that he bought it at a 'party online'. Slugger knew Ten's password. Slugger was willing to sell the 'ring' to Ten at a bargain rate.
Does something sound fishy to you?
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Um, yes it does sound fishy. I thought they were friends!
Smells like the sea. There may be a explanation, but I wouldn't bet the farm on there is a good one. Perhaps Ten has learned a valuable lesson, too bad at what should be a fairly carefree young age...
Oh dear... yep, it doesn't sound good at all and I'm so aware at how young folks do share their passwords for many reasons. I hear so much around the store I work at with the young folks that work there and they are 16 and 17 years old and they are exchanging passwords! Tsk tsk.. what a shame.... unfortunately it is a hard lesson to learn...
I'm thinking your instincts about Slugger are sadly correct. This is definitely a hard lesson for Ten to learn (there's nothing worse than being betrayed by a supposed friend) but hopefully he will take what he's learned from this and keep his passwords to himself. Unfortunately, you can try and teach kids how to protect themselves but sometimes they have to find out the hard way.
Oh Dear,
Definately sounds a bit suss to me! I cannot understand how a mate can take from another mate! Where is the trust one shares between friends. Poor Ten I hope you have managed to change his password and have told him to keep what it is just within his own family. Poor Little Man!! I hope he manages to earn another ring asap.
Take Care - Keep Safe - Melinda
poor guy. I guess he won't be sharing his password with his friends anymore.
Well he could have lost more...and now he knows.
Good luck. I wonder if Ten and Slugger's friendship will suffer.
I am so sorry 10 had to learn this so early. He will soon learn the valuable lesson that family can usually be trusted (two good cousins in my case) and sometimes after a very long time a friend may also earn the trust.
I think slugger made a very big mistake and he too will learn a valuable lesson from this. It just depends on how angry 10 is with him.
I wish kids (and adults for that matter) didn't have to learn things the hard way. You can share wisdom, but you can't force the comprehension of it.
This says a lot about Ten's willingness to trust others. Perhaps he needs to be cautioned in the risks of blanketed blind trust?
Ouch.
Sadly, Ten has learned something about Slugger.
But keep in mind their age. I know i took things that were not mine when i was ten.
Patti - Maybe this is what 10 year old friends do to each other. However, if that is the case, I am glad that I am no longer 10 years old.
Ralph - Why are some lessons so painful to learn?
Michele - I guess at 16 and 17 they still feel invincible.
Joan - It's was hard watching Ten deal with the betrayal.
Melinda - He managed to 'purchase' a ring from Slugger, at a discount rate.
Renee - The thing is, that I think he will continue to share his password with his friends. Cause he'll forget that he isn't supposed to.
The Moose Buyer - Ten isn't acting like he is angry at Slugger. I just hope he doesn't share his password anymore.
Patches - I like what you said, 'you can share wisdom, but you can't force comprehension'. We've tried to teach him about 'blanket trust' but Ten just doesn't get it.
Meno - Sadly he has. However, Ten already seems to have forgiven Slugger, and is ready to play. I unfortunately, don't seem to be able to forgiv as quickly. BTW, do you even remember anything you took that wasn't yours?
Oh no. Hopefully Ten has learned and while he'll still be friends with Slugger, he'll be a bit more wary with him. I hope it only takes once for him to learn his mistake. Poor kid!
It's a shame that lessons like this have to be learned from "friends", isn't it?
Arm - I hope it only takes him the one time as well...but I figure it'll probably take him a few times of being 'betrayed' by friends to learn this lesson.
Sari - Yeah, it really is a shame. Although realistically, who else would he come in contact with to learn these lessons? It is just so disappointing.
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