You can just say 'my husband' or 'my daughter', you know, instead of bloody 'DH' or 'DD'. WE WILL STILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND YOU!

[MehWithBellsOn]

How refreshing would it be, just for once, to see someone here state 'my husband' instead of their 'DH'?!

It's such a sappy wet-lettuce thing to say anyway, plus half the bloody time there are threads about how someone's 'darling' husband has been found to be texting some other woman/cam girl/sex worker, etc

It's as though people here think nobody will be able to understand them unless they preface the person they're talking about with 'darling'. WHY?!

WHEN WILL WE STOP THE TWATTERY?

I really don’t like ddog or dcat, it just makes me despair a little.

I used the term STBXH the other day to the bewilderment of a colleague (so Ithen knew she was not a MNetter -useful! )
I haye ot when posters refer to ‘a family member’ shy not just say SIL, DB etcand I really get the rage when people refer tweely to ‘family’ as in eg ‘moving to be near family’ - why not say ‘my family’.

You're right, it's awful really, and most of the time they are not "dear" at all. Having said that, I have referred to DH several times as it's the done thing on these forums, but I do still cringe a bit each time.

I spend far too much time on here and think in mn acronyms. I accidentally use them on fb sometimes, or WhatsApp and have to explain. It's not twatty at all, I agree with the pp who says it's sort of a bonding thing. I love a good thread about a STBEXH who has had an EA with an OW and the OP is going to LTB after getting her ducks in a row and telling him to FOTTFSOF. 😁

@NotATomato

I really don’t like ddog or dcat, it just makes me despair a little.

I've never seen that but it made me laugh. At least they generally deserve the "D" bit.

I hated it when I joined but after 14 years I've got used to it

I cringe when I see ddog and dcat

Yanbu. I can not stand it.

I never write DH or DS etc.

I absolutely loathe DDog. Just dog. Dog is fine.

DOP doesn't have history on here before today. Could be an NC of course, but I'm thinking GF/AF*

*April Fool

I agree. I can't bring myself to type daft abbreviations like that.

Hilarious.

I once started a thread that included reference to my step son, who I referred to as my step son, or my husband's child. The thread was about holiday arrangements between my husband and his ex. Nothing bad or nasty.

I was viciously piles on, accused of being heartless and cold because I didn't call him "dss"!

DH is always ironic. Listen to the subtext!

I use the full words, the abbreviations vaguely grate on me.

@DontBuyANewMumCashmere

LTB

Don't you mean, LTDB?

I don't mind the odd commonly used acronym if it doesn't stop me understanding what's written. But the list seems to grow every day and when I Google them I'm never any the wiser.

I can't stand it either. It looks so twee and prissy. I don't mind sensible acronyms like MIL but all the D-ing has me reaching for a sick bucket. When I post I refer to my husband as H. I think that's clear enough. Of course he is "D", I married him, he doesn't need a special initial to prove it.

@TheSuezCanalTugBoat

Hilarious.

I once started a thread that included reference to my step son, who I referred to as my step son, or my husband's child. The thread was about holiday arrangements between my husband and his ex. Nothing bad or nasty.

I was viciously piles on, accused of being heartless and cold because I didn't call him "dss"!

A person insisting you must use an acronym is even weirder than someone protesting that you shouldn't.

But if DH isn’t the norm, then we won’t know that OP is very very angry when DH is demoted to ‘H’.

@MrsMackesy

Calm down, DOP.

You ok, DHun?

I've only just started using Mumsnet and I must admit while some of the disussions are interesting, certain elements are cringe and this is one of them.

Also, Mumsnet? The title needs updating to reflect the fact we are more than just mums. Some may not be mums at all, some may even be Dads. Isn't everyone welcome?

Relax, MehWithBellsOn... or should I say... DMehWithBellsOn...

I’ve seen DH/DD etc on other sites.🤷🏼‍♀️

I like DDog and DCat, I have always assumed they are somewhat tongue-in-cheek. I've never been on the horse board but would like to pop in to see if you get DStallion, DColt, DMare etc...

agree - makes me cringe.