Parenting.

[angledge]

What does it take to be a good parent?

Comments

[mamajoan.livejournal.com]

Willingness to sacrifice your own needs/wants in favor of someone else's.
Acceptance of the fact that you can't control everything.
Patience. TONS AND TONS of patience.
Sense of humor.

[miss-katelynne.livejournal.com]

This is what I would have said. :)

The sense of humor is especially important on some days.

[angledge.livejournal.com]

Willingness to sacrifice your own needs/wants in favor of someone else's.

Total sticking point.

[sskipstress.livejournal.com]

Same here. But from what I've seen of parents, the best parents are the ones who not only manage to make this sacrifice, but they do it with grace.

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

This is what parenthood teaches you, amongst other things -- how to identify and then exceed your limitations.