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  • Norman_Castle
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    I get annoyed with DD and DH which I'm assuming is dear daughter or dear husband. Do people refer to their daughter as dear daughter in normal conversation? Please just write daughter or husband!
  • JJ_Egan
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    Thought DD was direct debit .
    My DD has cancelled her DD .
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    I get annoyed with DD and DH which I'm assuming is dear daughter or dear husband. Do people refer to their daughter as dear daughter in normal conversation? Please just write daughter or husband!
    I thought it was darling daughter and darling husband ? That’s not what I call my hubby most if the time 😂😂
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  • sarah1972 said:
    I get annoyed with DD and DH which I'm assuming is dear daughter or dear husband. Do people refer to their daughter as dear daughter in normal conversation? Please just write daughter or husband!
    I thought it was darling daughter and darling husband ? That’s not what I call my hubby most if the time 😂😂
    Drated daughter and dumb husband?
  • DoaM
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    TL, DR....
    Except you spelled it wrong ;)

    tl;dr
  • RobM99
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    I like VPL (but I'm a bloke!)
    Now a gainfully employed bassist again - WooHoo!
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    RobM99 said:
    I like VPL (but I'm a bloke!)
    Videoconferencing Pushbutton Limitations?
  • cymruchris
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    JJ_Egan said:
    Thought DD was direct debit .
    My DD has cancelled her DD .
    That's definitely one Dumb Daughter then :smile:
  • Norman_Castle
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    sarah1972 said:
    I get annoyed with DD and DH which I'm assuming is dear daughter or dear husband. Do people refer to their daughter as dear daughter in normal conversation? Please just write daughter or husband!
    I thought it was darling daughter and darling husband ? That’s not what I call my hubby most if the time 😂😂
    Does his usual nick name still abbreviate to DH?
  • MalMonroe
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    RobM99 said:
    I like VPL (but I'm a bloke!)
    Videoconferencing Pushbutton Limitations?
    Very Pathetic Loser.
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