According to NetLingo, these are the top 10 of 50 acronyms you as a parent need to know (emphasis mine). For the full 50 click through on their link above.- 8 – oral sex
- 1337 – elite -or- leet -or- L337
- 143 – I love you
- 182 – I hate you
- 1174 – nude club
- 420 – marijuana
- 459 – I love you
- ADR – address
- AEAP – as early as possible
- ALAP – as late as possible
I’m not sure I fully agree with all of them or even a lot of them but Netlingo’s unstated point is valid – that parents need to understand what their children are up to when on the web, texting or in real life (IRL).
I make no excuses for coming back to this time and again – not knowing what your children are doing is not an excuse. You should know and to some degree you should also understand.
- Have you ever come across an acronym you don’t know?
- Do you rely on ‘trust’ or google or ?
- Is there anything about tech you don’t understand and what do you do about that?
