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30 Moments When Parents On Twitter Realized Their Kids Were Criminal Masterminds
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Whether we like it or not, times are changing faster than we'd probably like them to. While we, adults, can easily remember the times when we had no phones or the internet, for kids these days, technologies are an integral part of their everyday lives. And probably, it's for the best to finally admit that children today can easily outsmart us when it comes to using various gadgets. Heck, I've known kids who couldn't read or write yet, but would easily find the clips they wanted on YouTube! If that doesn't tell you something, I don't know what will.
Speaking about kids, recently, one Twitter thread blew up. In it, a concerned father shared a humorous story of how his young daughter hacked their Netflix parental code. Astounded by her ingenious creativity, other people started sharing little anecdotes from their lives with children as well. Parents, listen up—as it appears, there's a good 99.99% chance that your kid also knows some sly techniques that you haven't even thought about. They're actually masterminds. They can open locks with hair clips. It's scary. Don't underestimate your kid's hacking and social engineering skills either, because this viral thread on Twitter proves just how oblivious adults can be. Scroll down below to read 45 stories other parents shared about their hacker and criminal mastermind kids on Twitter and don't forget to tell us in the comments down below whether you have such a story!
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Parenting done right. Please make sure her ingenuity is nurtured so she becomes unique. And not mundane as the filth of humans that r bound to surround her . Make sure she is not boring like them. Nothing is worse than a wasted potential
the fact that she can text when she's 5 yo is astounding for me. my sister (who is 4) can barely even write words.
There was a story on the news a few years ago about a girl who bought herself a huge amount of toys from Amazon using her mum's fingerprint while she slept LOL
This family needs to work on trust and setting boundaries, this is not ok
Im the oldest and I cant think like this,and my youngest brother is 4
I simply forged the first excuse my mom wrote for me in one school ... so the teachers got used to the autograph I did. Just had to redo every legit excuse to keep it going, but it went. Actually, in THAT school, I finally reached the status of getting away with everything, but that required more...
Or... Take them to a crime overlord and begin there training. Viguorusly . U know better not to rot the brain
Send her to the hackers. She can be those cool hackers like in the movies
Isn't this kind of irresponsible as an adult to know she is spending someone else's money and not tell them? Or is it just for watching tv, like if they have a limit and you have to enter the passcode once past the limit?
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My son (who happens to be on the autism spectrum) is a computer genius. When he was 11 years old, his school's website was glitching. They called him into the office to fix it, and he did so with the quickness! MY BOY 😗
I bet you are really proud of him
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i am speed
That's awesome, Bubbs Art 👍👍
SPEEEEEEED!
A lot of parents seem to be particularly unbothered by the fact that their children are able to log in their personal spaces, including bank accounts. I definitely wouldn't.
In my family we know each other's password to everything and it's never been a problem. We just trust each other and respect boundaries.
It's not always about respecting boundaries. By giving a child the password to, for instance, a bank account, you are effectively sharing responsibility to keep it safe. A kid doesn't need to have access to their parents bank accounts, nor do they need to responsibility to keep it safe. So no. Just no. Some of these are just irresponsible and parents can be proud of saviness while setting boundaries about not going there anymore.
Rissie love
When I was little, I knew my mom's phone passcode, my mom's computer password, and my dad's phone password. I was a genius.
We have a feature enabled with our bank account where any unusual purchase is flagged and they contact us to confirm it's ours before they honor it. One time we bought gas at two stations a mile apart (we were on fumes, first station was crazy expensive, so bought a couple gallons to get to the cheaper station), and before the charge had time to hit their computer, practically, we got a phone call from them. It was a $15 purchase, but it was strange. Anyone whose kids can crack their bank account should check to see if their bank or credit union offers a similar feature!
Most online banking systems have parameter capabilities. As a credit union regulatory I can tell you most of the CUs over 1B in assets have this capability. Some if the larger ones even partner with Equifax or TransUnion who offer AI transaction monitoring. The AI system builds a purchase history based off a 3 to 6 month rolling period. I live in Houston, TX and before the pandemic if I traveled from Housron to Austin or anywhere else and tried to us my card, it would decline.
Yeah no kidding. Kids like this..sheesh. hope they don't become drug addicts.
I'm baffled at the lack of trust and deceit in these families. I gave my kid a credit card linked to my account when he was 8, and he's never abused it. He's nearly 16 and still calls to ask permission to buy stuff.
You are extremely lucky and raising a good kid too!!!
Same here!
My son (who happens to be on the autism spectrum) is a computer genius. When he was 11 years old, his school's website was glitching. They called him into the office to fix it, and he did so with the quickness! MY BOY 😗
I bet you are really proud of him
This comment has been deleted.
i am speed
That's awesome, Bubbs Art 👍👍
SPEEEEEEED!
A lot of parents seem to be particularly unbothered by the fact that their children are able to log in their personal spaces, including bank accounts. I definitely wouldn't.
In my family we know each other's password to everything and it's never been a problem. We just trust each other and respect boundaries.
It's not always about respecting boundaries. By giving a child the password to, for instance, a bank account, you are effectively sharing responsibility to keep it safe. A kid doesn't need to have access to their parents bank accounts, nor do they need to responsibility to keep it safe. So no. Just no. Some of these are just irresponsible and parents can be proud of saviness while setting boundaries about not going there anymore.
Rissie love
When I was little, I knew my mom's phone passcode, my mom's computer password, and my dad's phone password. I was a genius.
We have a feature enabled with our bank account where any unusual purchase is flagged and they contact us to confirm it's ours before they honor it. One time we bought gas at two stations a mile apart (we were on fumes, first station was crazy expensive, so bought a couple gallons to get to the cheaper station), and before the charge had time to hit their computer, practically, we got a phone call from them. It was a $15 purchase, but it was strange. Anyone whose kids can crack their bank account should check to see if their bank or credit union offers a similar feature!
Most online banking systems have parameter capabilities. As a credit union regulatory I can tell you most of the CUs over 1B in assets have this capability. Some if the larger ones even partner with Equifax or TransUnion who offer AI transaction monitoring. The AI system builds a purchase history based off a 3 to 6 month rolling period. I live in Houston, TX and before the pandemic if I traveled from Housron to Austin or anywhere else and tried to us my card, it would decline.
Yeah no kidding. Kids like this..sheesh. hope they don't become drug addicts.
I'm baffled at the lack of trust and deceit in these families. I gave my kid a credit card linked to my account when he was 8, and he's never abused it. He's nearly 16 and still calls to ask permission to buy stuff.
You are extremely lucky and raising a good kid too!!!
Same here!