Money is a very difficult topic to talk about. How do you bring up the subject that someone
owes you money??? How do you bring it up
within a situation that isn’t supposed to be about the money?
I do not want this relationship to be about me asking
for money. I want it to be about the IP’s
becoming P’s. If I have to ask for money
that makes it about money.
I am a surrogate.
I am being reimbursed for my expenses and time. We have a contract that has laid out the parameters
of who, how, when, why, and how much.
There are expenses involved. I
have been driving to Dr. appointments since March. I have been missing work, paying for the gas,
paying for the parking, paying the co-pays, working my full-time job that
provides the health insurance and taking prenatal vitamins to be certain my
folic is at a “healthy for the baby” level.
Our contract was delivered to me on Friday July 13, 2012 (VIA UPS) we
signed and got it notarized the same day and sent it back on Monday (VIA UPS). The contract states that upon the signing of the
contract I am to get a monthly allowance to help me pay for the above mentioned. I am also to get reimbursed for “procedures”. I have not gotten my allowance or reimbursement
for the procedure. I am okay with not getting
the reimbursement for the procedure, but I could really use the allowance. I have had to purchase more prenatal
vitamins, more alcohol swabs for the injections and miss a couple of hours of
work, pay for gas and parking and I will need to miss a couple more hours of
work, pay for parking and gas, on Friday.
Because I did not get an allowance at the signing I have
brought this question to the IP’s lawyers and my lawyer Monday July 30, 2012,
but have heard nothing back. I brought
it up again Friday August 3, 2012. My
lawyer told me she would contact the IP’s lawyer Monday August 6, 2012, I have
not heard anything. I have found out that the IP’s lawyer is currently out of
town until Monday August 13, 2012. Where
does that leave me?
I am really frustrated.
The lawyers have been paid. I am
spending money. I am doing my part and
NO ONE needs to ask or tell me to do what I am responsible to do. Why do I need to ask others to be responsible
to do what they are responsible for? I
have been taking my meds on time every day since July 14, 2012, changing doses
as directed, giving myself a shot every morning. I have been to 7 Dr./tests appointments since
March. I understand that most were
pre-contract, but the IP’s must understand that most of these were
pre-contract. This means that I have
gone above and beyond. I did most of
this, spent all my time and money getting ready for the contract without an
allowance or reimbursement for 4 months.
That was 4 months not paying an allowance or reimbursement for my
expenses.
What do I do?
Dear Heavenly Father,
You are in control.
Amen
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