<p>DS (Dear Son) and DD (Dear Daughter) are common acronyms for forums- I remember seeing them on parenting forums years ago but they found their way to forums like College Confidential because there are lots of parents here. </p>
<p>Tthe “D” for “Dear” or “Darling” started because parents wanted to make sure with all their complaining about their kids, they were at least referring to them with an endearing title- even if sometimes they meant it sarcastically. </p>
<p>Other common forum acronyms- including some more specific to college forums can be found here-
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/52585-abbreviation-thread.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/52585-abbreviation-thread.html</a></p>