Text Abbreviations, for Parents with Teenagers

Have you ever received a text message from one of your kids that made absolutely no sense at all? Have you ever watched your kids type a text message at the speed of 1000 words per second? Even better, your daughter or son sends you a text asking permission for something and before you can even type the words yes or no they have already sent you three more text asking "well can I"? It's a whole new language and I found this list of text abbreviations and thought I would pass it on to all of the parents in the world.

AFK	Away From Keyboard	BBL	Be Back Later
AFAIK	As Far As I Know	BRB	Be Right Back
ASL	Age, Sex & Location	BRT	Be Right There
CFN	Ciao For Now	DIKU	Do I Know You
CID	Consider It Done	DK	Don't Know
CM	Call Me	DWL	Dying With Laughter
CU	See You
EG	Evil Grin	FFS	For F**ks Sake
EL	Evil Laugh	FWIW	For What It’s Worth
EM?	Excuse Me?	FYEO	For Your Eyes Only
EOD	End Of Discussion	FYI	For Your Information
G2G/GTG	Got To Go	HAGD	Have A Great Day
GAL	Get A Life	HAGN	Have A Good Night
GBH	Great Big Hug	HAGO	Have A Good One
GBTW	Get Back To Work	HAK	Hugs And Kisses
GF	Girl Friend	HAND	Have A Nice Day
GFC	Going For Coffee	HB	Hurry Back
GFETE	Grinning From Ear To Ear
GL	Good Luck
IAC	In Any Case	JAS	Just A Second
IBTD	I Beg To Differ	JK	Joke
IC	I See	JM2C	Just My 2 Cents
ICBW	I Could Be Wrong	JT	Just Teasing
IDC	I Don't Care
IDK	I Don't Know	KK	OK (Bizarrely!)
IMCO	In My Considered Opinion	KWIM	Know What I Mean
IMHO	In My Humble Opinion
IMI	I Mean It
IRL	In Real Life
L8R	Later	M8	Mate
LMAO	Laugh My Ass Off	MIHAP	May I Have Your Attention Please
LOL	Laugh Out Loud	MKOP	My Kind Of Place
		MMS	Multimedia Messaging System
		MSG	Message
		MYOB	Mind Your Own Business
N1	Nice One	OIC	Oh, I See
N2M	Not To Mention	OMG	Oh My God
NALOPKT	Not A Lot Of People Know That	OOC	Out Of Character
NAP/NP/NPS	Not A Problem	OTOH	On The Other Hand
NBD	No Big Deal
NBIF	No Basis In Fact	PAW	Parents Are Watching
NC	No Comment	PCM	Please Call Me
NE1	Anyone	PLS	Please
NM	Never Mind	PM	Personal/Private Message
NRN	No Reply Necessary	PML	Pee Myself Laughing
NSFW	Not Safe For Work	PPL	People
NTK	Nice To Know
NTYMI	Now That You Mention It	QQ	Crying
NW	No Way	QT	Cutie
RBAY	Right Back At Ya	SH	Stuff Happens
RLF	Real Life Friend	SMAIM	Send Me An Instant Message
ROFL	Rolling On The Floor Laughing!	SMEM	Send Me E-Mail
ROFLMAO	Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off!	SRY	Sorry
ROFLOL	Roll On Floor Laughing Out Loud!	STFU	Shut The F**k Up
ROTFL	Rolling On The Floor Laughing!	SYS	See You Soon
TAFN	That's All For Now	UR	You Are
TB	Text Back	URW	You Are Welcome
TDTM	Talk Dirty To Me
TFN	Thanks For Nothing	VBG	Very Big Grin
THX	Thanks	VFM	Value For Money
TIC	Tongue In Cheek	VM	Voice Mail
TM	Trust Me
TTYL	Talk To You Later
TXT	Text
TYVM	Thank You Very Much
W8	Wait	X	Kiss
WFM	Works For Me	XME	Excuse Me
WG	Wicked Grin	XOXO	Hugs And Kisses
WKND	Weekend
WRK	Work	YKW?	You Know What?
WTB	Want To Buy	YNK	You Never Know
WTF	What The F**k	YPI	Your Point Is
WTG	Way To Go!	YW	You're Welcome
WYP	What's Your Problem?
WYS	Whatever You Say	ZZZ	Sleeping, Bored, Tired
WYT	Whatever You Think
WYWH	Wish You Were Here

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

Join me in

honoring our

Vietnam Veterans

I hope you'll join me in becoming a volunteer in the campaign to build an education center at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.  This facility will tell the stories and show the faces of the more than 58,000 brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War.

It took the efforts of millions of supporters to get The Wall built and we need your support today. You'll get occasional information about things you can do in your community, or online, to help out. You can unsubscribe at any time.

http://www.buildthecenter.org/get-involved/get-involved-sign-up-to-volunteer.html

Please join me in supporting this and please share this with your friends and family. 

Thank you!

Sacramento Planned Parenthood Capitol Day 2011!

Show your support and stand with Planned Parenthood by joining California in Sacramento for Planned Parenthood Capitol Day 2011!

Last year over 900 Planned Parenthood supporters, staff, parents and teens gathered in Sacramento to raise their voices in support of Planned Parenthood. Are you ready to join us this year?

Sign up now! Participation includes a free t-shirt and bag, free lunch, and more importantly the opportunity to make a difference for reproductive health care in California. Make friends and meet people from across the state - participate in the education workshops! 

Planned Parenthood Capitol Day is the perfect opportunity to talk with legislators about the many preventive health care services offered by Planned Parenthood and issues important to Californians.

When: 9am-3pm Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Where: Sacramento, CA

Transportation: Participants are responsible for their own transportation to and from Capitol Day. Street parking is available around the Capitol with the purchase of a parking pass (use green kiosks). The nearest parking garage is located on 10th and L Streets (enter on 10th Street). Bus and light rail stops are within walking distance. If you need financial assistance with transportation please contact us immediately.

To register, email or call the number below before April 22nd.

Contact:  sacramentopa@ppmarmonte.org or 916-325-1730

The Veterans Site: Join Us In A Worthy Cause

As a veteran and as a teacher of Humanities, I have come to realize over the long years of my working life that I am my brother’s keeper.  I have a duty to my fellow human beings, not because of any law, but out of human compassion.  Meaning arises not from what I have, but from what I do and what I have done in my life for others.  There is enough suffering in the world.  It is something we are all familiar with, something none of us escapes.  The struggle is, and always has been, to find the meaning in it all.

It is my contention that meaning comes from the experience of facing suffering – our own or someone else’s – naming it, trying to understand how it came about, thinking of possible solutions and then acting upon those ideas to see how they work.  In the case of this effort at The Veterans Site, the name of the problem is homelessness.  Its causes for veterans are many and are beyond our control in the immediate moment, but we have come up with this unique solution to the immediate problem of hunger for those veterans who find themselves homeless on the streets of our cities.

We have established relationships with programs around the nation who are directly involved with homeless veterans, and with sponsors who are willing to support the financial end of our efforts to make healthy meals available to them on a daily basis.  All that remains is your desire to help, and a daily visit to this site to hit the donation button, which will generate the financial support from our sponsors.

It is a simple as that, and as effective.  This small action on your part, backed by your desire to help veterans in need, will have direct, positive implications in the lives of our veteran brothers and sisters.

Please join us in this effort to make a small but meaningful difference in the lives of homeless veterans.  In helping others we help ourselves.  That’s the economy of charity.  It is in the giving that we receive.  It is in serving others that we find deeper meaning in our own lives and in the lives of those we serve.