From the NY Times:
Testosterone, that most male of hormones, takes a dive after a man becomes a parent. And the more he gets involved in caring for his children — changing diapers, jiggling the boy or girl on his knee, reading “Goodnight Moon” for the umpteenth time — the lower his testosterone drops.
When I first read this article I wanted to run out and buy testosterone supplements so as to not lose my manliness when our child arrives in January. But then I figured that I might as well sit back and accept what natural design has in store.
So does our biochemistry dictate that a typical man, who prior to fatherhood slammed Monster Energy Drinks before base jumping off Mt. Kilimanjaro while listening to Nü-Metal on his iPod Shuffle, would better serve his family by becoming as sedentary as a neutered house cat and passing his days chuckling softly over his Dave Barry books? Or does Providence understand that men, much like women, have a much easier time unconditionally loving their child if their biochemical pathways are rewired? Especially on days when they defecate more than their own body weight? (The baby, I mean; not the father).
Be glad, kiddo, that chemistry is on your side.
