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I set this comic to load when I thought I had a letter from a physician who I actually DID meet when I was pregnant. BUT, he declined to write me the letter because he doesn’t actually remember meeting me, much less that I was pregnant. DAMN, I thought I had more charisma than that. So I’m back at the beginning.
But, then I thought, you know, I just gave birth without a bunch of licensed professional physicians, why do I need them now? I’ve got all the paperwork I need except the proof of pregnancy, and in the fine print it says that I can bring in 3 notarized letters from friends. It might take 6-8 weeks to get the decision whether we get the birth certificate or not, but at least I don’t have to make bargains with folks I didn’t want to deal with in the first place. So, anyway, there’s a lot of stuff going on in the world to ‘toon about so I’m moving on ;o) after this comic of course…
xox, Heather
Can’t you show them the BABY? I mean, is that not proof of a birth??
Signed,
Bewildered by bureaucracy, as usual
That’s why right after I found out I was pregnant I went to the heath department and got a free pregnancy test. They gave me a signed and dated form saying that yes, I was in fact knocked up. LOL
It’s crazy, isn’t it. Didn’t need a doctor to have the baby, but need one to prove that you did.
When we had our second we did have a midwife attend, but because of the screwy laws and stuff we couldn’t SAY (or write anywhere official) that we did. So, when we went to get her BC, it was HELL. We were also moving out of state in a week and the PTB gave us SUCH a run around. I had pictures with me of delivering the baby and they said that wouldn’t count, either, because that baby could have died and I could’ve stolen the one I had in arms. “SERIOUSLY!!????” They were totally serious! Isn’t it horrible? I mean, I know that there are those people out there, but the criminally minded (in that way) usually know the system, so they have the plan laid out on how to get the BC… *sigh*
This last time we had a midwife and she filed all the papers. The lady at vital statistics gave us a weird look when I told her I couldn’t fill in the blank for the name of the hospital b/c baby was born at home. And she said, “Well, I hope I can find it then…” Like it wouldn’t be there just because it was a home birth! I told her it would b/c I knew my midwife filed the papers a LONG time ago AND I already had a SS# for the baby (card in her face!)… she didn’t give me any more difficulty and my BC was out in a matter of minutes.
Why do we have to deal with that crap, though!? It’s just total discrimination… and wrong. *sigh*
I’m sorry you’re having to go through it, too!
GOOD LUCK! ganbatane (means work hard!)
You really have to wonder where the government thinks all these babies are coming from, if they’re not born! And do they have to examine your husband’s privates, too, to prove that he is able to father a child? Or is it just the woman who has to go through the humiliation of having a total stranger poking around in her most private areas? Good Lord. And they wonder why women sign off on the medical establishment as a whole!
Okay, I’m sorry you are going through all this…but, man, it is FUNNY !! Good for business, eh?
I went through this same song and dance to get a social security number. In the end the hoop I had to jump through was so ridiculous that I had a hard time even complying…but then again it was so simple that I just wanted it to be over…all I needed to do was get an additional address stamp from my doctors office, you know, the same kind of stamp that I could get made up at Staples and do myself???? I didn’t mention that though out of fear they would realize how ridiculous it was and come up with a new hoop.
Would a DNA test be proof enough? I mean from you, your husband, and your son??? Maybe add your daughters in there too showing that your son is in fact the brother of your daughters????
Good luck honey and let us know when you have the paper! LOL
Tori, even if your baby had died and you stole another baby, proof of birth or pregnancy by an exam wouldn’t discount that possibility. How is a doc determining you had indeed been pregnant any more proof of you being the child’s mother than a picture of you actually giving birth. That logic doesn’t hold up at all.
And, yes, Natasha, one would think that if they are going to insist on such an invasive measure as an ob exam as proof, why not just check the DNA? More expensive, maybe? Anyway it’s more conclusive and simpler, I would think.
Hi all!
Can I ask just one question? Why is it that they want YOU to prove you had the baby? Shouldn’t it be the other way (them proving you didn’t)? Don’t you get the “innocent until proven guilty” privilage?
Would a letter from your Step MIL, who happens to be a nurse practitioner do the trick?
Holy Mother In Law batman! April, I didn’t even think of that! Hey, would you be willing to vouch for my pregnancy? hee hee. I guess you sawmy girth, AND you know that this baby is mine, it has the Dowdee nose to prove it ;o) the only problem is your license number won’t be a california number, but I’ll also have the notarized letters, so the two together should meet their requirements. Plus it will be fun to have you vouch for me AND you’ll be helping the little one get a step closer to his passport, let’s go to Bali!
I agree with Summer. That’s all I ever did as “proof of pregnancy”. A simple FREE trip to the local health department, pee in a cup, they test it, it’s positive, you get a certifide paper stating you are pregnant. 5 UC’s and it’s worked everytime.
Boy, do I feel lucky! They had to lay eyes on me and the baby, but our city (Baltimore) has a traveling nurse practitioner that does home visits — think “house call” rather than “inspection.” No examination, I dicatated answers and they filled out the papers for me as I nursed, I signed off and I got everything back in the mail within the month. An enlightened approach!