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Can we add PFB to the acronym list?

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Jillyadoodledoo · 05/03/2007 15:31

Just because I have seen quite a few people asking what it means recently.

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AbbyMumsnet · 05/03/2007 16:34

Hiya, I'll add it to our long list of things to discuss at our next meeting!

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Jillyadoodledoo · 05/03/2007 15:53

Yep - like I only call DD 'Princess' when she has just farted

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sandfairy · 05/03/2007 15:47

The sentiment is perfectly fine but surely the phrase or acronym can only be used in a slightly tongue-in-cheek way. Like I would only refer to my ds as my 'precious first born' if he'd just produced a repellent poo extravaganza or kept me up all night!

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Jillyadoodledoo · 05/03/2007 15:46

Yes! Thats it Mrs B. All those overattentive things - you know, weighing every single week even though they are doing fine, clean babygrow everytime they dribble on it, all that kind of thing

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MrsBadger · 05/03/2007 15:44

xp jilly, you type quicker than me!

MrsBadger · 05/03/2007 15:43

No such thing as precious second- or third-borns - they're Neglected Subsequent Children!

PFB is often used in a tongue-in-cheek way when describing things you do with a first child (baby yoga, reading them stories at 2wks etc) that you never bother with for subsequent children...

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Jillyadoodledoo · 05/03/2007 15:43

and as I say people have been using the term (to describe said behaviour / attitude) and other people asking what it meant..

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Jillyadoodledoo · 05/03/2007 15:42

It could be cheesy but people use it mostly as a way of describing the behaviour of first time parents towards their PFB - as in a bit precious. I didn't intend for people to use it to describe their own in a serious way

Though I am sure that would happen.

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doggiesayswoof · 05/03/2007 15:40

vom - surely not needed.

NotanOtter · 05/03/2007 15:39

bleurgh - NNO but we do need a vom emotion

fryalot · 05/03/2007 15:39

and is there a PSB, PTB, PFB etc?

Whizzz · 05/03/2007 15:38

bluergh - cheesy

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Jillyadoodledoo · 05/03/2007 15:37

Yep - precious first born.

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TrinityRhino · 05/03/2007 15:36

well I think it means Precious First Born

DumbledoresGirl · 05/03/2007 15:34

What does it mean?

TrinityRhino · 05/03/2007 15:33

good idea