Since my daughter learned to talk my husband and I have used spelling to communicate things we don?t want her to hear. Things like, “We?re having c-h-i-c-k-e-n for d-i-n-n-e-r.” Or, “I plan to j-u-m-p your b-o-n-e-s later.”

~Blogging Baby, October 18, 2005

Marv and I have started using acronyms for words that incite excitement and desire in Stephen. Words like:

  • French Fries (FF)
  • Gummy Bears (GB)
  • Toys R Us (TRU)
  • Jamba Juice (JJ)
  • Star Wars (SW)

Got any idiosyncratic acronyms or code you use routinely?

ETA: reminded me that Marv and I also use Chinese to talk about things that we don’t want Stephen to understand. Maybe that will motivate him to learn some Chinese!