PSA: Abbreviations

Sally J

Some common ones used on this board that you may not see on other boards:

HT/HTT/HTW:  Hot Topic, Hot Topic Tuesday, Hot Topic Wednesday (controversial topic that helps get discussions going)

GTKYF:  Get to Know You Friday

BP/BM/BF:  Birth Parent(s), Birth Mother, Birth Father

AP:  Adoptive Parent

FP:  Foster Parent

FC/FS/FD:  Foster Child, Foster Son, Foster Daughter

any others to add??

pepomntpat

Yes, what is emom again?

CaptainSerious

PAP:  Prospective Adoptive Parent

FM:  First Mom

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CC - Caucasian

AA - African American

BR - Bi-racial

DA/IA/FA - domestic adoption, international adoption, foster to adopt

CaptainSerious

pepomntpat:

Yes, what is emom again?

Expectant Mom (under the thought that a woman is not a "birth/biological/first mother" until she has actually place a child or had her rights relinquished)

Borst-Plotz

Thank you!

July1 2006

This is so helpful.  I was trying to figure this out

 Is there a bio with info on adoption/fostering?  

Sally J

July1 2006:

This is so helpful.  I was trying to figure this out

 Is there a bio with info on adoption/fostering?  

No we don't have that...the board has only recently really started picking up.  Also with adoption there are so many variables that it's difficult to put that much information together without misguiding someone.

Most people on here recommend starting with Idiot's Guide to Adoption or Adoption for Dummies, as well as www.adoption.com and www.adoption.org to learn more about adoption in the beginning.

Feel free to ask questions though about adoption/fostering...everyone here is really supportive and very informative.