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So I've been seeing expressions like dd and ds around here and quick google searches haven't been yielding a whole lot... Can someone please explain what they mean? Thanks a lot guys.

Welcome! dd is dear daughter and ds is dear son. I think there is an abbreviation thread around somewhere-I let you know if I find it.

Okay then, thank you for the explanation. For a second there I was worried you were referring to your children as objects (?) but okay then it's cool

I'll keep that in mind, thank you very much.

And GS is grandson, in my useage! Many people put the childs age after the acronym, GS10 means my GS is 10 years old. A few people number the children by birth order, so DD1 would be the first born, DD2 would be their second child.

Welcome DCCO!
But I don't recommend you post about DM42 and DF47 (Dear Mom, aged 42, and DF, aged 47) ((Humor Alert))
Grinity

The main reason for the DD, DS and in my case, GD (granddaughter) use is to avoid using the child's name. A few posters use nicknames for their kids instead of the above. I really like it when the age is put with the abbreviation because sometimes it's hard to remember how old each poster's child. It makes it easier to understand the stories/problems when you know the age of the child - IMHO.

Welcome. dcco.