Terri Peters was nervous when her kids started dating, but she says they talk to her about their relationships.Courtesy Terri PetersMy teenagers are 14 and 16, and have both started seriously dating within the last year.Through happy moments and heartbreak, I've supported my kids and grown closer to them as they date.The dating years aren't something to dread, but are a really fun time in my parenting journey.When I was a new mom, it seemed like every well-meaning stranger in a grocery checkout line would turn to me and remind me to enjoy the infant and toddler days because they'd go "so fast." Their warnings terrified me, and I wondered what life would be like when my babies were teenagers.