Something must be in the water at H's office because a huge number of his colleagues' partners (or former partners) are pregnant. Moreover, the majority of these pregnancies are accidental, out-of-wedlock, may or may not have maintained a relationship with the to-be-born child's mother pregnancies. We're not quite sure if the Hollywood trend of children before marriage is making its appearance in Australia or if there's a more casual attitude for parenthood here. Or maybe it is a side effect of Australians' attitudes of just wanting a fair go.
In surveys of what Australians value most, the right to a fair go is at the top of most citizens' lists. This right to a fair go extends from everything including rights, social responsibilities, welfare, education, environment, work, health, housing, and social services to the ability to get what one wants during the course of day to day life. There is a commercial on tv for a pawn shop type store where someone wants a new flat screen tv but doesn't have the cash to buy it. He is asked what he wants and he says, "a fair go." He is then asked when he wants it and responds, "NOW!" Obviously it's an intrinsic right for everybody to have the latest largest flat screen tv available on the market. There seems to be a blurred line between necessities and luxuries in Australia.
H and I wonder if it's this desire for a fair go that is leading to all of these unplanned pregnancies. Because when you think about it, it's clear that contraceptive devices don't give sperm a fair go. And in Australia doesn't everybody and everything deserve one?
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