dear/darling child? how can you bear to talk like this?

[Andula]

I've been scouting around the site for a few weeks, looking for info on parentnig issues (soon to be stepmother) and I was wondering how do you bear to talk like this about your family members? What's wrong with you all??

yeah, shocking isn't it? Sometime I actually call DS "darling" to his face! Anyone would think I actually love him...

I was going to type out a long reply but actually, I cba.

Here, have my very first instead.

It's quick and convenient. Obviously.

Do you think the vast majority of people actually think "darling husband" when they read (or write) "dh" or similar? Really?

It is shorthand, and 2 letters together like "DH" is easier to spot and interpret than random single letters in a post ie just "h", or "c".

I'm sure you all love your precious sprogs dearly but you don't have to broadcast it in every flippin message, surely? Barf-fest.

My 3 Dd's my Dgd, my Dp and I send our first

Did you read bluegrasses post?

Do you mean to be so rude?

You don't have to be here!

You're stb SC are just so so lucky to have a little ray of sunshine like you in their lives

wow, you really the humourless bunch you're reported to be

I call them darling, sweetheart etc to their face as well as use the shorthand on mumsnet. dont see the problem..

Not all of us do. (I don't, for example. Although I'm tempted to start now...)

And probably many of those who do, just use the shorthand without actually thinking that much about it.

And the whole 'd' whatever thing isn't unique to mumsnet.

And - it doesn't matter. Not one teeny tiny bit.

Seems like you haven't read too many threads on here if you think all posts are us broadcasting our sickly sweet love for our children. I might suggest a venture in to AIBU instead of parenting.

When I use it, it also stands for Dang, Damn, Deranged...

Mumsnet isn't for everyone, Andula, but if I were you, I'd read a few threads first, before judging. You never know, you might like it!

lol @ monsterchild

Er. It's ironic.

Innit.

We don't acksherly use 'darling' thingy in our heads - it's just shorthand so that we can try and remember who we are talking about and make sense to others through our (and their) gin and fag addled haze.

If you want to insult luvlies, there's plenty of that to be had over on hunsnet.

Don't let the door, etc etc.

^^ What Sanity said.

it was a tongue-in-cheek post, lighten up - crack open the wine a bit earlier today if it helps