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18 years ago

Sorry, but I am having a hard time figuring out some of the abbreviations used in these forums! I get some of them... but need to ask about the main one that stumps me...

What does the "D" stand for in DH, DD, DS, and so on????

I'm assuming the rest of the abbreviations go something like this:

SD= stepdaughter

SS= stepson

MIL= mother-in-law

SIL= sister-in-law

SGS= step grandson

SGD= step granddaughter

BM= biomom

BF= birth father (although could refer to boyfriend too)

XH= ex-husband

XW= ex-wife

anymore I am missing or not understanding????

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Comments (12)

Vivian Kaufman
18 years ago
Usually D stands for "dear" but there are those times when it can certainly be something else....;)

Looks like you got the rest. Can't think of any others right offhand.
justnotmartha
18 years ago
how about:

EOW - every other weekend
CP - custodial parent
NCP - non custodial parent
TOW - the other woman
DMMSUW - dude my mom chacks up with . . . saw this on a post recently and it cracked me up!
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wimom27
Original Author
18 years ago
LOL... I saw that one too and really liked it! :-)

Thanks! I figured D = dear... but figured I would check for sure!
quirk
18 years ago
justnotmartha, yep my mom thinks it's pretty funny too. But not nearly as hilarious as she thinks it is to ask me repeatedly when I'm going to give her grandkids.

(this is her idea of a joke. this woman has no shortage of grandkids. 5 of her own, 5 of Dude's, and one or two kids of her exchange student she had for a year that she "counts" as her grandkids too, although she doesn't actually know the kids since they live in sweden)

yes, my family's weird.
lonepiper
18 years ago
I'd rather be weird and have character than be blah. Blah is blah.
justnotmartha
18 years ago
maybe the kids in Sweden can be RKFATW (random kids from around the world)??
norcalgirl78
18 years ago
bump
imamommy
17 years ago
bump
ashley1979
17 years ago
Thanks so much for helping me out with these!
finedreams
17 years ago
SO- significant other
GP, GM, GF-grandparents
TOM-the other man
finedreams
17 years ago
future family members:
FDH
FSD
FSS
FMIL
etc

and also XMIL-ex mother in law
pseudo_mom
17 years ago
bump

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