Texting can be a Problem
by Rebecca Lomis-Stephan
Yes, we all tend to give in time to time with our teens. Cell phones are one of those things. My daughters have one and my older daughter has text messaged over 10,000 times in a matter of 2 weeks What is the problem with this? Well, they become less a part of the family. They are in their room more often of the time and they waste so much time on the phone that by the article in the news section of our site stated that they are texting until the wee hours of the morning.
Solution: Put restrictions on it! I now have had to restrict my daughter from 12 am to 7 am and this will change when school comes. She will not have the days either for they do text in class. Also, having your teen hand over the phone at the time you request is important.
Another thing to worry about is what they are saying to each other. My daughter has had a boy wanting to have sex with her and when she said no he made her life a living you know what. People threaten our children on these things along with Myspace, Face book and all other electronic communicators. My daughter is now faced with having to start her first day of school in 8th grade, knowing that people want to beet her up because she does not do what they want.
Less communication is better in this area. What happen to having friends over or meeting parents? Seems to be gone if you let it. Yes, my daughter does not like me half of the time but I care for her safety and I want her to make better decisions.
Remember that YOU are the parent and the child does not pay the phone bill or the internet bill. Watch what your children are doing. My daughter is not allowed to erase anything until I look at it. This is not to invade her privacy but to make sure she is safe.
Here are some common Text messaging terms used by our children: Leet speak
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Chat abbreviation Dictionary
- 121: one to one
- ADN: any day now
- ADR/addy: address
- AFAIK: as far as I know
- AFK: away from keyboard
- A/S/L: age, sex, location (or just “ASL”)
- ASAP: as soon as possible
- B4: before
- B4N: bye for now
- BB: best boy
- BBFD: big bad forum discussion
- BBL: be back later
- BF: boyfriend or best friend
- BFF: best friends forever
- BFFL: Best Friends For Life
- BFFN: Best Friends for now
- BFN: bye for now
- BG: big grin / best girl
- BMA: best mate always
- BNR: but not really
- BRB: be right back
- BRT: be right there
- BTA: but then again
- BTW: by the way
- C: see?
- CID: crying in disgrace
- CNP: continued [in my] next post
- CP: chat post
- CU: see you
- CUL: see you later
- CYA: see you (later) / cover your A**
- CYO: see you online
- DBAU: doing business as usual
- DD, DH, DS, DW: dear daughter, dear husband, dear son, dear wife (often used on boards where you discuss personal things, but wish to keep private the names of your loved ones)
- DW: dont worry
- EIP: editing in progress
- FTW: for the win or f*** the world or For The World
- FUD: fear, uncertainty, and doubt/Food
- FWIW: for what it’s worth
- FYI: for your information
- G2G or GTG: got to go
- G: grin
- GA: go ahead
- GAL: get a life
- GF: girlfriend
- GFN: gone for now
- GFY: go f*** yourself/good for you
- GG: gotta go/good game
- GJ: good job
- GL: good luck
- GM: good morning
- GMBO: giggling my butt off
- GMTA: great minds think alike
- GSOH: good sense of humor
- GTFO: get the f*** out
- GTG or G2G: got to go or get together
- GYPO: get your pants off
- H2G: have to go
- HAGN: have a good night
- HDOP: help delete online predators
- HHIS: hanging head in shame
- Homg: same as OMG
- IAC: in any case
- IANAL: I am not a lawyer (but)
- IAWTC: I agree with this comment
- IC: I see
- IDC:I don’t care
- IDK: I don’t know
- IFSFWI: if the shoe fits, wear it!
- IIRC: If I recall correctly
- ILU: I love you
- ILY: I love you
- IMNECTHO: in my not-even-close-to-humble opinion
- IMNSHO: in my not so humble opinion
- IMO: in my opinion; or “IMHO” – in my humble/honest opinion
- IMS: If memory serves
- IOW: in other words
- IPN: I’m posting naked
- IRL: in real life
- IWSN: I want sex now
- JC: just chilling
- K: all right / okay
- KFY: kiss for you
- KIT: Keep in touch
- KTHX: Okay, thanks.
- JK: just kidding / joking; also JKING
- JSUK: just so you know
- KPC: keeping parents clueless
- L8R: later
- LAFFO: laughing out loud
- LBR: loser beyond repair
- LD: later, dude
- LDR: long distance relationship
- LLTA: lots and lots of thunderous applause
- LMIRL: let’s meet in real life
- LMAO: laughing my *** off
- LMSO: laughing my socks off
- LMFAO: laughing my f*** a** off
- LMK: Let Me Know
- LOL: laughing out loud, lots of love
- LOLZ: Same as LOL
- LQTS: laughing quietly to self
- LTNS:long time no see
- LTP: learn to play (L2P)
- LTR: longterm relationship
- LULAB: love you like a brother
- LULAS: love you like a sister
- MML: making me laugh
- MMORPG: massively multiplayer online role playing game
- MOOS: member(s) of the opposite sex
- MorF: Male or female?
- MOSS/MOTSS: member(s) of the same sex
- M/F: male or female
- N1: nice one
- NALOPKT: not a lot of people know that
- NERF: Non-Expanding Recreational Foam (NERF is a company)
- NE1: anyone
- NFI: no f***ing idea
- NFW: no f***ing way
- NIAGW: not in a gay way
- NIFOC: naked in front of computer
- NO1: no one
- NOOB: newbie (new to the site/new to texting/new to whatever)
- NSFW: not safe for work
- NP: no Problem
- N/P: no problem
- NVM: nevermind
- NM: not much, nothing much, never mind
- OIC: ohh I see
- OMG: oh my God, oh my goodness, oh my gosh
- OMGBBQWTF: oh my God, Bar-b-q, What The F*** (surprise and confusion). Sometimes spelled OMGWTFBBQ.
- OMFG: Oh my f*****g God
- OLL: oh, Lordy, Lordy!
- OLL: online love
- OMW: on my way
- OP: original post/original poster
- OTOH: on the other hand
- OTW: on the way
- P911: parent alert
- PAL: parents are listening
- PAW: parents are watching
- PIR: parent in room
- POS: parent over shoulder / Piece of S***
- PLZ: please
- PlzKThx: Please. ok? Thanks. (Thanks in advance)
- PlzKThxNo-Re: Please, ok, Thanks, No-Read (sarcasm)
- PL0x or PLOX: same as please
- Pwn: to triumph (not actually an abbreviation, but rather a misspelling of own)
- PDA: public display [of] affection
- QFT: quoted for truth
- R: are (common)
- RBA: right back at you (right back atcha)
- RL: real life
- RTFM: read the f***ing manual
- RTFO: rock the f*ck out
- ROFL: rolling on floor laughing
- ROTFLOL: rolling on the floor laughing out loud
- ROFLMAO: rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
- RPG: role playing games
- RP: roleplay
- SA: something awful
- SGXK: set a good example for the kiddies
- SHID: slaps head in disgust
- SLAP: sounds like a plan
- SLGF: secondlife girlfriend
- SO: significant other
- SOMY: sick of me yet?
- SorG: straight or gay
- SOT: short of time
- SUF: shut up fool
- STFU: shut the **** up
- STHU: shut the h*** up
- TBH : to be honest
- TDTM: talk dirty to me
- THX: thanks
- TIA: thanks in advance
- TMI: too much information
- TTFN: ta-ta for now
- TTYL: talk to you later
- TTYS: talk to you soon
- TTLY: totally
- TY: thank you
- U: you (common); how are you?; or you do it!
- UW: you’re welcome
- w/e: whatever
- WAYT: what are you thinking?
- WB: welcome back/ write back
- WDYT: what do you think
- WFM: works for me
- WIBNI: wouldn’t it be nice if
- WIP: work in progress
- WTGP: want to go private?
- WTG: way to go
- WTF: what the f***, what the frak, alternatively Where’s The Food or Way too funny
- WTH: what the heck, or what the he**
- WUIP: wind up in progress
- WUBU2: what you been up to
- WUD: what you doing
- WUU2: what you up to
- WYCM: will you call me?
- WYSIWYG: what you see is what you get
- Y:why?
- YM: young man
- YMMV: your mileage may vary
- YTMND: you’re the man now, dog
- YW: you’re welcome
- ZOMG: same as OMG
Tags: text messaging, texting
Rebecca
Milwaukee Moms 
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