Ah thank you, Shigh. I didn't think of doing that, though I was doning the same sort of thing with a girl I want to become a master parent. She's elderly enough not to get pregnant, so I had kept picking up and dropping her on another man to get her parenting up. It seemed to work, but she's still adept, not master. If she masters that, she'll be an elder...

BTW, the one who's working on building I just checked up on, and he's got the same level bar as another master skill, so he must be right about there! He's only 51, so I guess I'm safe - one more elder on the way! I think the parent one will make it, too... The bar's just under, and she's 54.