My wife and I sat down and watched the season finale of the NBC television program, The Office, last night. For those of our readers who are familiar with the program, you of course know Michael Scott, the boss of the Scranton branch of the fictional paper supply company, Dunder Mifflin. He is a quite a likable character both because of his seemingly innocent naivete' and because he fights hard against the mediocre politically correct American corporate culture. Last night on the finale, Michael learns that his former longtime girlfriend, Jan, is pregnant. This comes as a complete shock to Michael as the two have been apart for apparently some time. Jan was or is Michael's boss at "corporate" where she continually comes down hard on him for the way he runs the office. At any rate, Jan is your typical insecure power-hungry American feminist who is extremely aggressive, arrogant, and uses her sexuality as a weapon. She's ready to take on the world! Well, it turns out that Jan, while she was with Michael, did not cheat on him but rather, decided to go to an IVF clinic where there was "reputable" sperm (according to the glossy catalog she perused), and now she is pregnant. Here is her explanation to the camera as to her actions:
If I was 22 and I had lots of time to have lots of children, then sure, let's let Michael have a shot at one of them, but this time I just need to make this one count.
And here is Michael's perspective in response to Jan's revelations:
My whole life, I have known two things: I love sex and I want to have kids. And I always though that those two things would go hand in hand...but now I think it may be one or the other...
Indeed, Michael you may be correct. That is, of course, the consequences of acceptance of contraception and what the contraceptive mentality has created. Don't worry though Michael, Jan will do just fine, the government will "fill in" for you as a surrogate "father" and provide all the material needs that Jan and the child require. Hey, maybe she and the child could even get some free "counseling" and "guidance" from social workers. You certainly couldn't offer that. They will be "taken care of", because as we all know, parenting is all about "inputs" and it can be done "effectively" by one or any number of autonomous people.
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