If you could pick 3 qualities to pass on to your children, what would they be?

[Emme89]

Lighthearted! If you could pick a person to have children with, and you could pick 3 qualities from them which would be passed on to your children, what would they be?

Obviously thats not how it works IRL but, I am currently in the process of selecting a sperm donor and finding it so hard to narrow down the options available to me. Anything from eye colour, personality type, education, height, favourite animal… there’s a lot of information!

What qualities would matter most to you?

Kindness
Resilience
Self confidence/worth

Positivity
Resilience
Kindness

Appearance wise I can’t think of anything! If it was purely for a partner I’d say tall and dark.

Well educated would be a bonus too.

Résilience
Humour - particularly an ability to laugh at themselves and in general
Empathy

Kindness
Resilience
Good health

Education level
Height
Good health

Maybe shallow but I think those are influenced by genetics and most of the other stuff comes from upbringing, which you would be providing not the sperm donor. Kindness isn’t really inherited, imo!

And just realised I completely misread and just went on the thread title.

for a sperm donor: facial symmetry - I think I remember something vague as a good gene indicator, and good height/ weight ratio ; ideally with good natural muscle tone to indicate physical well-being

Yes, resilience, positivity, confidence etc can be taught, I think.
I'd go for:
Personality type - someone kind with a good sense of humour.
Favourite animal - cat, obvs 😆
Fairly very Intelligent.

Confidence
confidence
confidence!

Resilience
Motivation

not sure on a third…. Tall ish? Family all healthy into old age? Caring?

Confident
Resilient
Motivated

Loyal
Put up with NO shit from ANYONE
Motivated

Good sense of humour
Integrity
Hard working

As for genes, I would go for healthy

Confidence
Empathy
Intelligence

Intelligence
Resilience
Empathy

Kindness
Confidence
Intelligence (academic and life)

Age
IQ
height

Resilience
Gift of the gab
Empathy

For a sperm donor?

Family history of good health
Educational achievement
Good looks (also an indicator of health)

My sense of humour
My generosity
My open mindedness

Kindness
Inquisitiveness (a desire to learn)
Resilience

Resilience.
Empathy.
Self awareness.

These

So, to the pp. are these the things you wish you had?

Because I wish the good fairy had given me those gifts