We got an offer

So I'm a little behind. I am struggling financially right now, and it's got me on edge and that means no blogging, in sum. I should have like 20+ weddings booked for next year. I should be booked 18 months out, but I'm not. I have 1 booked. I don't know what's going on. The part of me that has said it will be fine is starting to get a little panicky.

It's interesting to me that this whole law suit thing is totally separate to me from that issue. Like, despite the fact I'm struggling, this still isn't about money. (Although spending thousands of dollars on therapy is not helping my situation.)  Case in point:

WE GOT AN OFFER.

After my attorney sent the cockroach letter (I hope you enjoyed that), we got a letter back from their attorney going on and on about how we had no case, it would never get past demurrer, blah blah blabbity blah. (They ignored all of the valid parts of our case that are active, and reasonable, and that didn't require breaking new ground, which my attorney is trying to do a little bit, at least as far as I can understand.) Then they said they would give us $1,000 just to make it go away, as long as I signed a FULL release and promised to never talk about it ever again.

Attorney said she couldn't imagine me taking it, but that it was her duty to present me all offers, and that if this was really so stressful for me, maybe I should just take it and start over and try to wash my hands of him. I took a couple of days and talked to a lot of people.

Ultimately I decided I would rather go to court, set $1,000 on fire and lose than take it from him.

It's not about the money. It's about telling my story. It's the cathartic process. It's about telling someone of authority what he did. It's about turning him in, and exposing him for what he is. Even if I lose, even if they don't believe me or think I'm half cracked. Fine. At least I got my 5 minutes.

I hope he thinks not settling is worth giving me my 5 minutes of humiliating him and telling the whole freaking world what a lunatic he is!

(Even if the "whold world" is 5 people comprised of a judge,  a court clerk, a balif and my parents.)

Also, my friend pointed out, they want me to sign a FULL release for $1,000? This is all I talk about!! I'm going to sign a NDA promising to never talk about this ever again? It's like promising to never speak again as long as I live! This is all I eat, sleep and breathe! For $1,000 to give up my right to talk? What else would I talk about? The weather!?

And obviously my story holds some value to them or they wouldn't need me to sign the release.

I told my attorney to tell them they can shove that offer up their a**.

We are going to file instead. So we are really doing this, we are really suing. I'd rather do it sooner than later, but attorney says no hurry.

Ugh. I just want him served.