A job or a relationship?

"Parenting is the most important job you will ever have."

Yes, I suppose it is.  But...  I don't really think of raising my child as going to work, not even to a job that I love.  Not that parenting isn't hard work; it often is.  Still, at its heart, being a parent isn't about the job or the skills or the tactics or the effectiveness.  It's about the relationship.

Then again, relationships can be hard work, too.