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!
Thank you! Yay! Now, I know!
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.
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.
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
don't forget sahm = stay at home mom. and SIL = sister in law and BIL = brother in law.
Don't forget!
IMO - In My Opinion
IMHO - In my Humble Opinion
Dearest Daughter(DD), Dearest Son(DS), Significant Other(SO), Dearest Husband(DH)
Darling daughter & Darling Son :0)
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.
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!
I'm so glad you asked. I was too embarrassed to ask!! I had no idea either :) You must have been the kid in class who asked questions about everything... I was the one in back constantly in the dark because I was too afraid to ask anything! :)
Thanks!
Jen M.
These abbreviations drive me crazy! I can't understand why someone would write DS, instead of Son. Really? is it saving you that much time to abbreviate? I suppose it means i don't love my son as much as them because i don't call him "DS" Or maybe i don't love me husband because i just call him "husband" and not DH. These abbreviations get a big "WHATEVER" from me. I can't stand them!
ETA is Estimated Time of Arrival...
