Just learning!

tubbygran Lots of us had that problem when we first joined gransnet and quite a few of us don't use them any way. They are fairly obvious when you get to grips with the first few:
DH dear husband
DS dear son
DD dear daughter
DGC dear grandchild
DGS/DGG dear grandson/daughter
SIL son-in-law or sister-in-law depending on context
DIL daughter-in-law
MIL mother-in-law
and so on.
Some gransnetters refer to their husbands/partners as OG – old geezer.

Welcome to gransnet. I hope you enjoy being with us.

Hello tubbygran. Most of the abbreviations refer to relatives so:
DD is Dear or Darling Daughter
DS for Son, DGC for Grandchildren and so on.
DH is Darling Husband, but some posters prefer OG - Old Geezer!!

Nice to meet you.

We need traffic lights absent!

Thank you. Everything is clear now and I'm sure that I'll enjoy the Forums even more. What a lovely friendly lot you are!

Hello tubbygran Nice to meet you!

Good to have you on board, tubbygran. Glad you've spotted that we're friendly - occasionally slightly nutty, but invariably supportive. You'll love it.

Hello tubbygran you will enjoy being here

What do you mean occasionally. Well come tubbygran.

Slightly nutty- who us?

Welcome to GN (gransnet), tubbygran.

Welcome tubbygran you've joined during a sensible period - if you'd turned up during the virtual Christmas Panto you might have turned tail and disappeared!! Watch out for the next impromptu party - great fun! x

Hello tubbygran - lovely to meet you! You'll soon settle in!

I think it's completely lovely that everyone is welcomed in such a nice way - completely unlike Mumsnet!!!! Today's generation of Us seem so aggressive and pushy - there's a lot to be said for the 'do as you would be done by' saying. Well done you nice lot.

What a lovely compliment nanban!

Hi tubbygran and welcome. I don't use the abbreviations at all as I find they get in the way when reading a post as I have to pause and work out some of the more obscure ones. Before anyone says anything - maybe I'm just a bit slow!

Me too, kitty. I struggle to differentiate between all those abbreviations. Same as when I text - I still want the spelling and grammar to be right LOL!!

Haha...I thought I was the only one who takes an age to text because punctuation and grammar has to be correct! My kids think I'm crazy.

Yummygran my family would agree with yours but I say that my texts are always immediately understandable. I also make a point of proof-reading as predictive text can produce some odd ideas. A few weeks ago I missed one mistake and told my daughter I was on my way and had just got on the cup!

A friend pointed out that I am the only person she knows who also texts in paragraphs!

Sorry Tubbygran I also meant to say it's good to have you and I look forward to 'getting to know you'.

Yes, welcome Tubbygran, I'm new to the site too and feel I have made new 'friends', or should I say 'cyber-friends', and recently been given some very sound advice and lots of support.

I am new to mn and after a few teething problems am finding it quite a lot of fun and rewarding also. long may it continue

Hello Nonu I hope you enjoy being on Gransnet, or did you mean to go on Mumsnet (mn)?

thanks for your good wishes carol, no I meant to be on gransnet as I am probably may not enjoy some of the attitudes on mumsnet judging by the comments i"ve read from other grannetters

Welcome tubbygran and *Nonu. Am I alone in not having been anywhere near Mumsnet, should I give it a try or a wide birth?