The family formerly known as...

It occurs to me that my method of referring to my family is a bit strange when I write about them. I call my sister by her name, and my parents and grandmother by their appropriate titles, but use the same old "D-" for the dear/damned people in my house. And, while those abbreviations are easily understood by all the ladies from my old message board, they also lend themselves to my mis-typing (since "S" and "D" are next to each other on the keyboard, it's easy to create some peculiar stories about my son at ballet class or my daughter learning to pee standing up.) So, I am changing the cast of characters, and shall keep a program on the sidebar. And I promise that I will not use any unpronouncable symbols for anyone.