Safety (on the) 'Net

Online Chat Decoder

JK. BRB. TTYL. Huh? Find out what your kids are really saying with all those abbreviations.

• BF: Boyfriend or Best Friend
• GF: Girlfriend
• BRB: Be Right Back
• H&K: Hugs And Kisses
• IRL: In Real Life
• JIC: Just In Case
• JK: Just Kidding
• NP: No Problem
• OMG: Oh My Gosh
• P911: Parent Alert
• POS: Parent Over Shoulder
• TMI: Too Much Information
• TTYL: Talk To You Later
• G2G: Gotta Go
• LOL: Laugh Out Loud
• L8R: Later

At this age, your child probably isn't using these abbreviations, but it's a big red flag if someone is typing them to him.

• A/S/L: Age/Sex/Location
• MORF: Male Or Female?
• PM: Private Message