> Maybe the author meant that having children don't make people happy (which may or may not be the case); but it's not what he said. The author at least strong

> Maybe the author meant that having children don't make people happy (which may or may not be the case); but it's not what he said. The author at least strongly implied it by "if the only reason for one to do X was if it made one happy, a lot fewer would do X".