what do all the abbreviations stand for?

[maynie]

Anonymous wrote:What does TMI mean?

Too much information.

[Anonymous]

IMO, WTF, are we that busy? This made me laugh. I never understood most of these abbreviations. TY.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also:

DS1 -- first child, in this case, a son
DD2 -- second child, in this case, a daughter

And doesn't "DD" also mean "Dear Darling," which could refer to either gender?

I always thought the 1 in DS1 referred to the age of the child. Seems the age is more relevant than birth order. It never occurred to me why I never saw DS7!

I've never heard of dear darling. The "dear" seems weird enough, without the darling.

[Anonymous]

IIRC: If I remember correctly

PP can also mean post-partum

[Anonymous]

KWIM - Know what I mean?
HSHHC - Weissbluth's book, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
YMMV - Your mileage may vary, meaning, your experience may be different from the one I'm relating here.

Add me to the chorus of folks who would rather just see this stuff typed out.

[Anonymous]

A new one I'm seeing a lot on blogs and such is NSFW: Not safe for work.

[Anonymous]

KWIM- KNOW WHAT I MEAN
PITA- PAIN IN THE ASS

[Anonymous]

I need to print this for reference!

[Anonymous]

and don't forget LOL -- laugh out loud

[Anonymous]

so what does it mean when people write 'bump'?

[Anonymous]

It means they don't have a reply, but they want to "bump" up the post on the list of messages, since the one with the most recent reply is listed first. Otherwise, because this is such a busy board, a message can get buried and never get a response. HTH ("hope that helps")

[Anonymous]

DP - dear partner (same-sex couples usually, but not always)

Also, just btw, these abbreviations are common with texting and instant messaging (for the posters who seem to think they are DCUM specific).

[Anonymous]

What does AF stand for? I know it means period, but I can't figure out what in the world it's an acronym for....

[Anonymous]

AF = Aunt Flo

[Anonymous]

LMAO?