what do all the abbreviations stand for?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is FIFY?

“Fixed that for you”, used when a poster rewrites your comment to reflect their views on your statement. To be avoided.

Fixed that for you is FTFY.
FIFY is Fixed it for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:S-O would make more sense since it is actually written out that way (spin-off not spin/off)

Okay. Try it out. Maybe you will start a new trend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:S-O would make more sense since it is actually written out that way (spin-off not spin/off)

Okay. Try it out. Maybe you will start a new trend.

One of my recent faves is FFS……which is what I’m feeling as I scroll through this comment thread.😉

[Anonymous]

SATC is Sex and the City
AJLT is And Just Like That…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I put this on the original DC Urban Mom site and then DC Urban Mom moved and it's hard to find it:

I finally decided to post this because I personally hate the texting shorthand and keep seeing confusion on here because a lot of us don't know what all the acronyms mean. It took me forever to figure out DH, DD, DS....who uses the expression "my DEAR husband (or son or daughter)"???

So for those that desire it...this is my gift to you (the best list I could compile):

DH dear husband
DC dear child
DD dear daughter
DS dear son
SIL sister-in-law (also MIL, BIL and FIL for the other in-laws)
WD working dad
WM working mom
SAHM stay at home mom
WOTM - work out of the home mom
WAHM - work at home mom
PT - part-time or potty training
EP - exclusively pumping
OP original poster
PP previous poster
CIO cry it out
ETA edited to add
TIA----thanks in advance
TTC---trying to conceive
IMHO -- in my humble opinion
FWIW - For what its worth
HTH - Hope this helps
BTDT - Been there, done that
BF - Breastfed or Breastfeeding
BM - Breast Milk
EBF - Exclusively breastfed

Enjoy!

For the extramarital relationship practitioners out there, OP= other partner

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:YMMV

This is an old one that dates back to pre-Internet. We used this on the Usenet bulletin boards on ArpaNet before the Internet really launched.

Your Mileage May Vary.

I hate this one. Always makes me cringe.

[Anonymous]

What is DP? As in D-something-poster?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is DP? As in D-something-poster?

DP= different poster

Used to contribute to a conversation between two other posters where they are quoting each other. Like stepping up to conversation at a cocktail party and inviting yourself to join it.

Though also sometimes used by sock puppets to try and trick you into thinking more than one poster is agreeing with their point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is DP? As in D-something-poster?

DP= different poster

Used to contribute to a conversation between two other posters where they are quoting each other. Like stepping up to conversation at a cocktail party and inviting yourself to join it.

Though also sometimes used by sock puppets to try and trick you into thinking more than one poster is agreeing with their point.

Ah! Thank you. Has been driving me nuts.

[Anonymous]

I hope there are not any DC rural moms here. This is for only moms who are both from District of Columbia and in the Urban Area. Do thou not understand?

[Anonymous]

The one that got me for a long time was FTM. This poster was going on and on about issues with her child and kept saying she was FTM and I was thinking "gosh, do you have to mention being transgender in every other sentence?" I didn't think First Time Mom.