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All the acronyms/abbreviations

JASD1977's picture

Hi everyone,

Maybe I'm not alone, who knows? Oftentimes I am stumped by some of the acronyms/abbreviations and what not. Does anyone out there have a handle on all of these and can share with everyone? Especially me? Thanks in advance.

justkeepstepping's picture

Look at the F.A.Q. in the upper left hand corner. Most of them are there.

strugglingSM's picture

I'll share the one's I know:

DH = dear husband
SO = significant other
BM = bio mother (or sometimes baby mama)
SS = stepson
SD = stepdaughter
DD = dear daughter (i.e. bio daughter, sometimes BD)
DS = dear son (i.e. bio son, sometimes BS)
MIL = mother-in-law
FIL = father-in-law
O before SS or SD typically means older or oldest (e.g. OSD = older or oldest step daughter)
M before SS or SD typically means middle (e.g. MSD = middle step daughter)
Y before SS or SD typically means younger or youngest (e.g. YSD = younger or youngest step daughter)
OMY could also apply to bio children
A number after SS, SD, DD, or DS usually indicates the child's age

I'm sure there are many I've missed, those are the ones I see most commonly.

strugglingSM's picture

I answered from my biased stepmother perspective and forgot to include any for stepdads.

SF = stepfather
BF = bio father
DW = dear wife

Also, some unrelated to people
CS = child support
CO = custody order

justkeepstepping's picture

There's also:
CS-child support
CO-court order
GBM-grand-BM/BM's mother

Edit to add:
CP-custodial parent
NCP-noncustodial parent
EOW-every other week
EOWE-every other weekend
OP-original poster
PAS-parental alienation syndrome
SKIDS-step kids

24 years as a SM's picture

DF = Darling Fiance
FH = Future Husband
DH = Damn Husband, pending on what he has done wrong this time.
MOTY = Mother Of The Year
GU = Golden Uterus
GUBM = Gold Uterus Birth Mom, this is for the BM that thinks she is MOTY

ESMOD's picture

Don't feel bad about asking in the thread either. I didn't know what COD was for a while till I got that figured out "Child Of Divorce"

justkeepstepping's picture

Maybe the admins will update our list in F.A.Q. now they are being so actively involved in the day to day...