Having children has a profound effect on parents. Not just socially and economically – but physically, like, in our brain chemistry. Commentator Andrea Mays says she is trying to be a better parent this year, despite being catapulted into emotions that vacillate between ecstasy and Dante’s Inferno, often in 10 seconds flat.
Andrea Mays is an American Studies scholar who lives in Santa Fe. Her bi-weekly column, Here’s The Thing, is published by the Santa Fe Reporter. Find the full piece online here.