If you haven't heard the latest buzz about Yahoo Groups, you are missing out on a wonderful resource.
Where else can you ask a panel of adoptive parents, adoptee, and adoption professionals and wait parents any adoption question.
We will be following up to this topic with interviews of members of these popular groups.
It may seem like some people are speaking in code, think of it as a adoption shorthand! Below are some definitions to get you started.
- ACR - Age of Child Requested
- BB - Bulletin Board Usually electronic forum where messages are posted.
- BIL - Brother in Law
- BTDT - been there done that
- BTW - By the Way
- CCAA - China Center for Adopton Affairs The part of the Chinese government that processes all dossier and matches prospective families and Chinese children needing families
- DD - Dear Daughter
- DH - Dear Husband
- DOR - Date of Referral Date you received the photo and other information about the child you will/have adopted.
- DOT - Date of Travel Date you will/did leave to travel to China for the adoption.
- DP - Dear Partner
- DS - Dear Son
- DTC - dossier to China, Date your completed collection of documents was sent to CCAA in Beijing
- DW - Dear Wife
- FIL - Father in Law
- FWIW - For What It's Worth
- <g> - Little grin
- IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
- INS - Immigration and Naturalization Service The part of the U.S. government that all U.S. families must deal with to allow the immigration of their child into the U.S.
- LID - log in date
- LIO - letter of intent to adopt a waiting child
- LOL - Laughing Out Loud You should actually laugh out loud to use this one in good conscience.
- MIL - Mother in Law (May or may not be dear ...)
- NSN - Non Special Needs Child without a known medical condition.
- OT - Off Topic Any topic not related to the stated purpose of the email list.
- OTOH - On The Other Hand
- PA - pre-approval to adopt a waiting child
- SIL - Sister in Law
- SN - Special Needs Child with a discernable medical condition.
- SW - Social Worker The social worker who prepares the home study, which is a major part of your dossier
- ROFL - Rolling on the Floor, Laughing You may only write this if you have in fact rolled on the floor first or you may roll your child, cat or dog over a few times!
- TA - travel approval
- <VBG> - Very Big Grin
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