M.C. asks from Odessa, FL on August 15, 2011
Dd, Ds, D'what?
Will someone please tell me what all the abbreviations people use in these parenting sites mean, like DD, DS, and so forth? I have seen a lot referring to what I think are husbands and children. Thank you so much!
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M.M. answers from Washington DC on August 15, 2011
HAHA I used to be so in the dark too.
DD-Dear daughter
DS dear son
SD step daughter
SS Step son
SO significant other
DH dear hubby
LOL laugh out loud
MIL, SIL, BIL, FIL Mother, sister, brother, father in law
OK and I have no idea what ETA is.
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E.S. answers from Dayton on August 15, 2011
Yep. Husbands and children.
DH-Dear/Darling Husband...or in my case Deaf Husband. No offense to the deaf community. :)
DD-Dear/Darling Daughter...or in my case Disobedient/Defiant Daughter.
DS-is of course, Dear Son...and he is. ;)
HTH! Which means-hope that helps! :)
ETA-Edited to add...like I just did. Lol.
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M.M. answers from Washington DC on August 15, 2011
HAHA I used to be so in the dark too.
DD-Dear daughter
DS dear son
SD step daughter
SS Step son
SO significant other
DH dear hubby
LOL laugh out loud
MIL, SIL, BIL, FIL Mother, sister, brother, father in law
OK and I have no idea what ETA is.
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A.V. answers from Washington DC on August 15, 2011
I don't know who started this "dear" business, but ....
DH = dear husband
DS = dear son
DW = dear wife
DD = dear daughter
SS = stepson
SD = stepdaughter
MIL and FIL = mother and father in law, respectively
SIL = usually sister in law, but sometimes son in law
BIL = brother in law
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B.R. answers from Tampa on August 16, 2011
LOL! So funny - I asked this same ? a few months ago. There's a website that lists TONS of abbreviations, but here it seems to be used as Darling Daughter/Son/Husband. If you look in the "browse local questions" section, I think the website is listed specifically.
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J.C. answers from Cleveland on August 15, 2011
Finally! Someone explained ETA. For the life of me, I could not figure out why everyone kept talking about when they thought they would arrive!
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D.A. answers from Tampa on August 15, 2011
Darling daughter & Darling Son :0)
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L.M. answers from New York on August 15, 2011
don't forget sahm = stay at home mom. and SIL = sister in law and BIL = brother in law.
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J.C. answers from Columbus on August 16, 2011
Don't forget!
IMO - In My Opinion
IMHO - In my Humble Opinion
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