To get irrationally annoyed at posters misusing this abbreviation

[MaryBoBary]

“DD24 is struggling with”...

Are you some kind of fertile superhero, or do you mean your 24yr old DD?

People seem to use this incorrectly constantly and it gets really confusing! It really winds me up and makes threads so confusing!

DD24 is usually easy enough, it's when it's DD3 or similar it gets confusing and it takes 20 posts to work it out. I get more frustrated with the ones where no age is given and it's something where it's vital to know in order to give a sensible response.

Would make sense to differentiate between the age of the subject and the birth order. So DD2 is your second born daughter and DD(2) is your daughter who is 2. DD2(2) would be your second born daughter who is 2 and so on.

Yes that’s a bit of an exaggeration for illustrative purposes - it is usually DC3 / 4 in reality. Very frustrating! Saw one earlier that said in title DD2 and then later said “that’s a mistake, should say DD12”. Makes me want to scream “NO!! You mean your 12 yr old DD!!!!!”

By if this is my biggest concer at the moment then I’m doing well

The whole abbreviation thing is an enormous pile of wank which makes threads harder to read. As this neatly demonstrates.

I agree it's bloody ridiculous. Along with the ones not used for their actual meaning and I have to decipher mid post such as DN (neighbour? Nan? Nephew?) DP (parents? Partner? Postman?) Or made up like DDog. Seeing them in a post puts me off reading it as i can't understand why its so hard to type daughter, partner, etc.

I just get annoyed when I see posters writing about how their 'dh' abuses them. He ain't a fucking darling then is he? Stop calling them that if they are twats. Just refer to them as 'twat'. Or any other insult.

Can someone give a run down of all the abbreviations because there's some I just give up on reading because I don't know what they're on about !!

I've just understood DH DS DP etc etc...

There's loads though! What's STBXH? There needs to be a thread just for explaining these

www.mumsnet.com/info/acronyms

I usually write son, daughter, husband, sister etc as abbreviating it makes me feel like a knob!

I don't mind the very common ones like DH, DP, DD, DS, OP but DF, DN XDSIL, DSS etc get quite confusing especially when there are a lot of characters in the scenario. I like it when posters assign pseudonyms when necessary as it becomes easy to follow.

I sometimes think some newer posters think they are compulsory and so tie themselves in knots trying to fit in.

StBXH is soon to be ex husband

I always thought StBXH was stupid bastard ex husband. Still prefer my version

Tbh I have never really struggled to differentiate between DD3 being 3rd child and DD3 being aged 3. Usually the context of the post means you can work it out.

It can sometimes be confusing but you can usually work it out from the context.

If I was to mention my 24 year old DS in a post I'd put DS(24) because that makes it perfectly clear.

If he was 4 rather than 24 I'd put DS4.

D also stands for dickhead - it's quite a versatile letter, really.

Shared jargon is a sign of community. It's a strength of MN

What is TL:DR -seen this a few times but can't remember the context!

Too long, didn’t read.

Ah right!! Cheers!

TL:DR = Too long didn’t read

Used when there’s a wall of text which is usually poorly punctuated.

To be honest I feel pressured to use the DH and DS, not by any posters specifically, but I just feel you get better/more responses from hardcore mumsnetters if you use the language. But I feel like a knob doing it. I’m going to stop doing it - writing this has made me realise how ridiculous it is!

It could easily be done away with by getting rid of that bloody D and then using commas - if I'm on my phone I couldn't be bothered putting brackets in.

So - my D, 2, is your 2 year old daughter.
My D2 is your second daughter or you could have, my D, C2, which could be my daughter, second child.

D in front of everything drives me nuts - there's absolutely no need for it. If you capitalise, then it's plain you're talking about a person.

Oh and for dog - just type dog, ffs.

@RustyBear ahh thanks! That will be useful!

A few years back, I did actually question a poster who wrote about DD7. It was a borderline case where I suspected they were talking about a seven-year old, but I didn't want to presume (or appear judgemental) if they actually had seven children. They graciously clarified they meant a seven-year old - hopefully, all with good humour on both sides.

CheeseGirl4
The whole abbreviation thing is an enormous pile of wank which makes threads harder to read. As this neatly demonstrates
I agree it is easier if posters use less abbreviations

It is a bit wanky.
I put dc3(14) if I need to say what age my third child is.