To want to refer to my husband as husband and my children as children?

[shesgrownhorns]

Bloody Mumsnet dd, dc, dm, dh, dp, exh, blah blah blah.

Why do we do it?

My absolute favourite is DILLIGAF.

I had to google that one

I am loving all the variations of stbexh. Fucking hilarious

I recently read a thread where someone was posting about how her step DF has been more of a DF to her than her real DF, and I wanted to scream, "Just type the word 'dad'! It's one extra letter!"

I do think it's odd that if someone posts about her LO, people will rudely reply, "Ugh, don't use LO, it's cringeworthy." Why is "darling child" any less cringeworthy than "little one"?

SandyY2K I agree, why call an arsehole “darling?” Baffles me sometimes.

The only ones that I'd use are the longer ones that are just abbreviations, like STBXH or MIL. I can't stand all the twee DS before things. I always type husband or son..

I find it particularly makes me roll my eyes when some mumsnetters are so scathing to people that write hubby, yet don't realise what they write in the Mumsnet style is probably more twee and silly. But I guess they're happy sheep!

D is such a useful initial - also stands for Dickbrained, Dratted, Damn, Dogbreath etc

"yet don't realise what they write in the Mumsnet style is probably more twee and silly. But I guess they're happy sheep!"

Yes. Because it's all about being part of the flock community. Shared language really, really matters.

Excoriating other jargon is all part and parcel.

some mumsnetters are so scathing to people that write hubby, yet don't realise what they write in the Mumsnet style is probably more twee and silly.

I does make me laugh too!

I hate it too. I've been on here years. I don't and won't use the silly appreciations. I will not succumb!

Abbreviations. Mumsnet is clearly sabotaging my posts for non-compliance!

Also people who write Ddog.... that's not even shorter?!!

But you would have to write 'the dog' or 'my dog', you wouldn't just write 'dog' unless you're the antichrist in omens.. so it is marginally shorter.