Welcome to Breakpoint, a daily look at an ever-changing culture through the lens of unchanging truth.

For the Colson Center, I'm Shane Morris.

Is happiness a good reason to have children? Well, yes and no. There's plenty of evidence that

married parents are happy. But happiness isn't something most people find by seeking it.

It's a byproduct of living a meaningful,

and therefore often a difficult life. Recently, Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Chapel Rowan,

whose real name is Kaylee Rose Amstutz, remarked on the comedy podcast that in her view,

parenting is pure misery. All of my friends who have kids are in hell, she told the host,

I actually don't know anyone who's happy and has children at this age.

Speaking of those who have three year olds and under, the singer said, I literally have

not met anyone like that who's happy, anyone who has like light in their eyes, anyone who

has slept.

Considering Google describes Rowan as a leader of the lesbian pop renaissance.

It's not exactly surprising that she's unenthusiastic about the idea of forming a family and having children.

But her anti-baby attitude is widespread in today's culture and is therefore worth closer examination.

To start, Rowan is wrong about personal happiness.

And if she's never met moms or dads with light in their eyes,

she probably needs to expand her social circles.

As Brad Wilcox of the Institute for Family Studies pointed out in response,

married women with children are, in fact,

significantly more likely to say they're happy than those with no children,

especially unmarried women.

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