can people please not use CP for chicken pox

[2shoes]

CP

cerebral palsy or chemical pregnancy, depending on the context

as copied from mn

why oh why do people use if for chicken pox.

Because it's the natural abbreviation and not everybody thinks through what else it could refer to if they're posting about chicken pox.

Is it being used within a thread where chicken pox has already been mentioned?

I am probably guilty of doing the above, but with no intention of causing offence.

CP is not a mutually exclusive abbreviation

I use it on chicken pox threads, simply as that is what I am talking about (as is everyone else).

in general usage tho I wouldn;t as it could be an abbreviation for other things.

tis like many things tho.........abbrevaitions can be cross-matched al the time, so you use them (IMO) only when it is obvious what you mean.

First hit on Google for CP

If its a thread about chicken pox, then I see no problem with CP as an abbreviation.

CP = centerparcs on the holiday threads

IotasCat lol

2shoes you seem to not like much at all about mumsnet lately. Maybe you should take break?

In answer to the OP

because "chicken" starts with C and "pox" starts with P

You can't own an abbreviation!

I dont understand why you have a problem with it.

Why should anybody have to write out chicken pox every time when CP is good enough ?

I agree with Greeny.

[cackle]

[feels dirty]

I can understand you may be upset to open a thread titled something like 'Anyone else's child have CP?' and find that they meant chicken pox but if the thread is about chicken pox or Center Parcs even, then I think it's reasonable to abbreviate

why would you be upset to open a thread about CP and find they had chicken pox? Why is that upsetting?

sounds like a fuss about nothing to me

i agree with greensleeves

it is not about dismissing the seriousness of cerbral palsy , it is not a dig at children with cerbral palsy, or their parents.

it is simply an abbreviation

My name is Charlotte Perkins.

Is it offensive for me to use my initials. Could you suggest an alternative.

i am all for sensitivity and tact, but disallowing the use of an abbreviation because it is an abbreviation for something more serious is a bit OTT

can you explain more why it upsets you 2shoes? not being arsey, am just interested in understanding more

i had forgotton all about this thread, the clue I think is when I posted it
I once opened a thread about CP, it was a about a child with CP not being allowed to go to a party, there was no mention of what CP,
so you can imagine how angry I was getting on behalf of the poor child, untill I realised it was chicken pox not cerable palsey

Lulumama have you goit a child with CP? I have I live with it.
chicken pox is a childhood ilness, I am sure people could write the whole words out for the short time they have to use them

Can I just say 2shoes asked 'please'. She didn't say 'fuckers using this abbreviation piss me off and should be banned'.
I don't have a child with CP but I have done a double take at threads in active convos saying 'help, my DD has CP' and clicked on to advise who can help only to find someone bleating about chicken pox.

As the mum of a child with huge difficulties I have an emotional reflex to titles like that - thats all - they kind of make me falter IYSWIM in the way certain other thread titles do. But its not a big deal to me and i wouldn't have asked but not especially sure that the sarky replies were especially called for....

thing is, is the term "cp" used other than when you're writing about it? i.e. you wouldn't say to someone (face to face) "I have a child with CP" you would say "I have a child with cerebral palsy" similarly you would say "My child has chicken pox/we're going to centre parks".

So it's a written abreviation only and isn't used to cause offence in the same way as other terms which refer to children with cerebral palsy are, iyswim.