When I wrote about grandparents parenting, one of my readers related the joys she’s experienced caring for a grandchild.

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Janet shared:

I took care of my grandson from the time he was six months until he was 2 1/2 while his mom returned to work. It was an absolutely wonderful experience. I am so happy that I had the opportunity to bond with him and to watch him grow.

I watched him crawl for the first time and take his first steps and I helped to potty train him. I will remember these important firsts the same as I remember my own childrens.

He calls me Grammy and I love it!

On a personal note, I’ve had the pleasure of watching my two grandchildren grow, and being involved in their lives,  from the time they were 1 and 5 years old, because they and their parents have lived with us for a number of years.  Now our granddaughter goes off to college in the fall.

Share with us the joys of grandparenting.

How many of you are college students as well as parents? It took me 12 years, well just about, to finally go to college. No I wasn’t being lazy or scared, but we were in the military and constantly getting moved from one place to the next. Finally, I began college earlier this year. Woo hoo!

I want to know how many of you are doing this exact thing? Was it what you expected? If not, why? For me, I think I always expected the whole group study thing going on.

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But being the mother of four that is a bit different, the only group studying I do is maybe reading my posts to my kids. Yes, I said posts, meaning that I take a few of my classes online. That’s one thing that I did not think about so long ago when I first thought of college, but it is one of the easiest ways to being a college student and mom. But at the same time it is harder because you don’t get that one on one with the teacher and you can’t really do the hands-on portion.

Today, I took my final in my worse subject….math. But I already got my grade and I’ll be passing the class with an A. Woo hoo! Now to wait for my next two classes to end to find out how I did. I did study for the test, but not as I would’ve back in high school. How do you study? Can’t wait to hear back from ya’ll.

Beginning in February, the University of Sioux Falls will offer a one-credit dating course called “Finding Dates Worth Keeping.”

Laurie Chaplin, a relationships counselor and licensed therapist who’s been married 28 years, will be the instructor.

The course is being offered through the USF Learning Institute, the same agency that offers seminars on wellness, job hunting and business communication.

What a brilliant idea!

Today’s young adults are “working harder to get smarter about their mates” and want lifelong relationships, she said.

In class they’ll learn about infatuation and when it’s best to break up.

I wish they’d offered courses like this when I was back on the dating scene!  Could it be possible that our college coed’s could learn how to date responsibly and avoid becoming broken hearted?

If a course like this were offered near you, would you take it?