Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Breaking The Code

I’ll never forget the love note that got intercepted by my eighth grade teacher, Mrs. Lehman. She never said one word but her face turned all sorts of exotic colors! Those days are long gone though, as there is apparently no need to pass a note on paper in school anymore. The kids just text message each other on their cell phones right in class. If you can’t convince them to do without their phones in school and the internet afterwards, at least now you can understand what they are saying. BCOZ, AYK, 9 with DD keeps kids safe. Netlingo provides all the acronyms you ever wanted to know, and some you probably didn’t. Be sure to check out their “alarming statistics” link too. Then after you’re good and scared, talk with your kids about the ideas provided in OnGuard Online. Want to know more? There’s a wealth of information at: The American Library Association’s page called “Especially for Young People and their Parents.” TNT! (scnr)

Here are the Top 20 Internet Acronyms Every Parent Needs to Know:

1. POS - Parent Over Shoulder
2. PIR - Parent In Room
3. P911 - Parent Alert
4. PAW - Parents Are Watching
5. PAL - Parents Are Listening
6. ASL - Age/Sex/Location
7. MorF - Male or Female
8. SorG - Straight or Gay
9. LMIRL - Let's Meet In Real Life
10. KPC - Keeping Parents Clueless
11. TDTM - Talk Dirty To Me
12. IWSN - I Want Sex Now
13. NIFOC - Nude In Front Of Computer
14. GYPO - Get Your Pants Off
15. ADR or addy - Address
16. WYCM - Will You Call Me
17. KFY - Kiss For You
18. MOOS - Member(s) Of the Opposite Se
19. MOSS or MOTSS - Member(s) Of The Same Sex
20. NALOPKT - Not A Lot Of People Know That

By LW at SS

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