Best Of 2025: The Saddest Song Of The Year Exposes The Lie Of Modern Feminism

Editor’s note: This week, we’re reprinting some of our best stories from the past year. This piece delves into the negative impact that feminism has had on a generation of women. Country artist Kelsea Ballerini has struck a chord with “I Sit In Parks,” a song about yearning for motherhood after being told that chasing career success would deliver deep and lasting happiness. “I Sit in Parks” feels less like a song and more like a mirror held up to an entire generation of women who were told they could have it all if they chased achievement first and dealt with the marriage and family stuff later. It gives voice to the quiet grief of realizing the consequences of that choice. And while Ballerini hasn’t said the song was autobiographical, that’s how many fans are seeing it. Her lyrics begin with the image that many women know well but rarely speak about: “I sit in parks, it breaks my heart, ’cause I see / Just how far I am from the things that I want / Dad brought the picnic, Mom brought the sunscreen / Two kids are laughing and crying on red swings.” These lyrics aren’t about envy of another woman’s designer clothes or corner office. They speak of a deep, vulnerable ache for motherhood and family life. “We look about the same age / But we don’t have the same Saturdays,” the song goes on. “Did I miss it?/ By now, is it/ A lucid dream? Is it my fault/ For chasing things a body clock/ Doesn’t wait for? I did the damn tour/ It’s what I wanted, what I got/ I spun around and then I stopped/ And wonder if I missed the mark.” Ballerini’s frank admissions have emboldened women to weigh in on social media. “Wow. The picture painted by Kelsea Ballerini in this song is tragic. How many hearts has feminism broken with its lies?” one person observed . “This is grim,” another commenter said of the song. “I feel so sad for the girls who got duped into putting off the most important things in life.” “My gosh, this is one of the saddest things I’ve ever read. I’m 45 with a 15-month-old, so this almost became my reality. An entire generation of women has been sold a bill of goods under false pretenses,” a third commenter replied . “As a single girl in her thirties, I’ve never related to a song more,” a popular comment on the YouTube music video for the song says. “I wasn’t prepared for this. As a single girl at 39 this song hits so deep,” another person wrote. Predictably, there were plenty who shot back, saying they were perfectly content in their choice not to have kids. But the marvel of Ballerini’s song isn’t just the message, but also that it’s coming from a mainstream artist. It’s telling that at the same time this single started gaining traction, the radical pro-abortion Center for Reproductive Rights began circulating an...

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