Commonly used abbreviations:
PPU =Pending Pick Up
CP = Cross Posted
PM = Private Message
BUMP = Bring Up My Post
ISO = In Search Of
FCFS = First Come First Serve
SO = Significant Other
BD = Baby Daddy
BM = Baby Mama (DO NOT USE BM!)
LO = Little One
MIL = Mother In Law
FIL = Father In Law
SIL = Sister In Law
BIL = Brother In Law
Gma = Grandma
Gpa = Grandpa
GG = Great Grandma or Grandpa (add G's for each generation)... Can be confusing, so you might say GGma or GGpa to make it clear.
(The following may be followed up by numbers - these stand for ages)
DD = Dear Daughter
DS = Dear Son
BD = Biological Daughter
BS = Biological Son
FD = Foster Daughter
FS = Foster Son
AD = Adopted Daughter
AS = Adopted Son
BM = Biological Mother (DO NOT USE BM!)
BF = Biological Father
Trying To Conceive Posts:
DTD = Did The Deed
BD = Baby Dance
SD = Sticky Dust
"Sticky dust" is a common term in infertility/baby loss groups, it's basically an upbeat way to say you hope a pregnancy goes full-term instead of ending in miscarriage (usually said to people who have had one or more miscarriages). IE "sending sticky dust your way!"
Okay, I have to ask... What is Sticky Dust???????