{"id":314,"date":"2014-12-10T12:12:03","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T17:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlantapros.com\/blog\/?p=314"},"modified":"2014-12-10T12:12:03","modified_gmt":"2014-12-10T17:12:03","slug":"text-acronyms-parents-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlantapros.com\/blog\/text-acronyms-parents-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Text Acronyms Parents Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Text Acronyms Parents Should Know<\/p><\/div>\n

What Are Your Kids Talking About?<\/h2>\n

If you think you are tech savvy all because you know what \u201cLOL\u201d means, let me test your coolness.<\/p>\n

Any idea what \u201cIWSN\u201d stands for in Internet slang?
\nIt\u2019s a declarative statement: I want sex now.<\/p>\n

If it makes you feel any better, I had no clue, and neither did a number of women I asked about it.<\/p>\n

Acronyms are widely popular across the Internet, especially on social media and texting apps, because, in some cases, they offer a shorthand for communication that is meant to be instant.<\/p>\n

So \u201cLMK\u201d \u2014 let me know \u2014 and \u201cWYCM\u201d \u2014 will you call me? \u2014 are innocent enough.<\/p>\n

But the issue, especially for parents, is understanding the slang that could signal some dangerous teen behavior, such as \u201cGNOC,’\u201d which means \u201cget naked on camera.\u201d<\/p>\n

And it certainly helps for a parent to know that \u201cPIR\u201d means parent in room, which could mean the teen wants to have a conversation about things that his or her mom and dad might not approve of.<\/p>\n

Katie Greer is a national Internet safety expert who has provided Internet and technology safety training to schools, law enforcement agencies and community organizations throughout the country for more than seven years.<\/p>\n

She says research shows that a majority of teens believe that their parents are starting to keep tabs on their online and social media lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith that, acronyms can be used by kids to hide certain parts of their conversations from attentive parents,\u201d Greer said. \u201cAcronyms used for this purpose could potentially raise some red flags for parents.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a lot to keep track of,\u201d Greer said. Parents can always do a Google search if they stumble upon an phrase they aren\u2019t familiar with, but the other option is asking their children, since these phrases can have different meanings for different people.<\/p>\n

\u201cAsking kids not only gives you great information, but it shows that you\u2019re paying attention and sparks the conversation around their online behaviors, which is imperative.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is a serious issue at hand, below are 28 Internet acronyms, which I learned from Greer and other parents I talked with, as well as from sites such as NoSlang.com and NetLingo.com, and from Cool Mom Tech\u2019s 99 acronyms and phrases that every parent should know.<\/p>\n

After you read this list, you\u2019ll likely start looking at your teen\u2019s texts in a whole new way.<\/p>\n

28 Text Acronyms Parents Should Know<\/h2>\n

1. IWSN \u2013 I want sex now
\n2. GNOC \u2013 Get naked on camera
\n3. NIFOC \u2013 Naked in front of computer
\n4. PIR \u2013 Parent in room
\n5 CU46 \u2013 See you for sex
\n6. 53X \u2013 Sex
\n7. 9 \u2013 Parent watching
\n8. 99 \u2013 Parent gone
\n9. 1174\u2032 \u2013 Party meeting place
\n10. THOT \u2013 That hoe over there
\n11. CID \u2013 Acid (the drug)
\n12. Broken \u2013 Hungover from alcohol
\n13. 420 \u2013 Marijuana
\n14. POS \u2013 Parent over shoulder
\n15. SUGARPIC \u2013 Suggestive or erotic photo
\n16. KOTL \u2013 Kiss on the lips
\n17. (L)MIRL \u2013 Let\u2019s meet in real life
\n18. PRON \u2013 Porn
\n19. TDTM \u2013 Talk dirty to me
\n20. 8 \u2013 Oral sex
\n21. CD9 \u2013 Parents around\/Code 9
\n22. IPN \u2013 I\u2019m posting naked
\n23. LH6 \u2013 Let\u2019s have sex
\n24. WTTP \u2013 Want to trade pictures?
\n25. DOC \u2013 Drug of choice
\n26. TWD \u2013 Texting while driving
\n27. GYPO \u2013 Get your pants off
\n28. KPC- Keeping parents clueless<\/p>\n

Know any other Internet acronyms parents should learn about? Tell Kelly Wallace on Twitter or CNN Living on Facebook.<\/p>\n

Credit, and Editor\u2019s note: Kelly Wallace is CNN\u2019s digital correspondent and editor-at-large covering family, career and life. She is a mom of two girls. Read her other columns on digital life and follow her reports at CNN Parents and on Twitter.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What Are Your Kids Talking About? If you think you are tech savvy all because you know what \u201cLOL\u201d means, let me test your coolness. Any idea what \u201cIWSN\u201d stands for in Internet slang? It\u2019s a declarative statement: I want sex now. If it makes you feel any better, I had no clue, and neither did a number of women I asked about it. Acronyms are widely popular across the Internet, especially on social media and texting apps, because, in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[12,41,13,40],"yoast_head":"\nText Acronyms Parents Should Know - Real Estate Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"28 Text Acronyms parents should know if they're interested in watching over and protecting their children from dangers today that we didn't have as children\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/atlantapros.com\/blog\/text-acronyms-parents-should-know\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Text Acronyms Parents Should Know - Real Estate Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"28 Text Acronyms parents should know if they're interested in watching over and protecting their children from dangers today that we didn't have as children\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/atlantapros.com\/blog\/text-acronyms-parents-should-know\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Real Estate Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AtlantaRealEstatePros\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AtlantaRealEstatePros\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-12-10T17:12:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/atlantapros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/texting-teens.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jim Koza\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jim Koza\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/atlantapros.com\/blog\/text-acronyms-parents-should-know\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/atlantapros.com\/blog\/text-acronyms-parents-should-know\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jim Koza\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/atlantapros.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d1c47e20a589d5b6dadedacdd1842b83\"},\"headline\":\"Text Acronyms Parents Should Know\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-12-10T17:12:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-12-10T17:12:03+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/atlantapros.com\/blog\/text-acronyms-parents-should-know\/\"},\"wordCount\":604,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/atlantapros.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Children\",\"Family Values\",\"Lifestyle\",\"Parenting\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/atlantapros.com\/blog\/text-acronyms-parents-should-know\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/atlantapros.com\/blog\/text-acronyms-parents-should-know\/\",\"name\":\"Text Acronyms Parents Should Know - 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