Learning the Lingo while I worry.! ;(

It's no secret, I am 44 years old. I don't always feel it, but someday's I feel like a second grader learning a new math problem. Can you say, 'deer in the headlights look"? Technology is a wonderful, powerful tool. You might say I am not completely technology challenged, but, I am tech term illiterate.

Like most of you I know what re-boot means. I understand what a jpeg and a hard drive as well as a video card are. But, some of the abbreviated things I just don't get. These of course, have been developed by the generation who doesn't want us to know what they are doing. So it is cryptic, usually very blatant and, hating to sound like an old fashioned person, just not appropriate. Let's look at them, I will list them below:
(The website I found them on has a humongous list.)
 http://www.netlingo.com/acronyms.php

• *$Starbucks
• ,!!!!talk to the hand
• 02Your (or my) two cents worth, also seen as m.02
• 10Qthank you
• 1174Nude club
• 121One to one
• 1337Elite -or- leet -or- L337
• 143I love you
• 1432I Love You Too
• 14AA41One for All and All for One
• 182I hate you
• 190 hand
• 20Location
• 2B or not 2BTo Be Or Not To Be
• 2b@To Be At
• 2BZ4UQTToo Busy For You Cutey
• 2G2B4GToo Good To Be Forgotten
• 2G2BTToo Good To Be True
• 2moroTomorrow
• 2niteTonight
• 2U2To You Too
• 303Mom
• 404I haven't a clue
• 411Information
• 420Marijuana
• 459I love you
• 4COLFor Crying Out Loud
• 4EAEForEver And Ever
• 4evaforever
• 4everForever
• 4NRForeigner
• 4QF*** You
• 511Too much information
• 53XSex
• 5FS5 Finger Salute
• SMHshake my head

Ok...so I did my homework. I found out way more than I wanted to. This all stemmed from Chelsea sending me a msg via Skype this afternoon. I asked her how her day was, she said, "it was ok, got idf'ed". I simply sent back, ummm, Im not in the air force, what's idf'ed? indirect fire.like rockets. Nonchalantly, mind you! It was no big deal to her. Immediately, panic set in and I asked where was she when it happened? In the tower, on patrol, where? In the tower she responded and said no on was HURT.don't worry.

Don't worry?? Is she kidding me!!!Having a daughter, your baby daughter, thousands of miles away in a war zone is hard on you. In the past few months I have developed the worst case of insomnia I have ever had in my life. There are other things going on. But, it's her face I see when I lay down at night. Mother's always worry. It's our job. We worry what you are texting, who you are with, what you are doing with those people, and if you are ultimately safe. I am guessing I won't sleep well again tonight or for the five more months to come and, I pretty sure my prayers will be for her and all the other soldier's thousands of miles from home protecting our freedom! Could you please say a little something extra for them as well tonight?