[cabbagepatchkid]

Originally Posted by stevenstwin

Personally, I"ve never heard of a parent asking a foster parent to make a special trip to a photo studio, or to a barber for a specific type of new haircut, and I wouldn't do it. I think it's ridiculous, with the hours we already put in to drive to therapy, doctors, visits, etc. I'm surprised by the number of posters who don't think that's a problem. I barely have time to take my kids to photo sessions and hairdressing appointments that *I* arrange - can you imagine if you have 4 or 5 foster kiddos, and they all had these kinds of "extra" requests???

Yup....what she said . I couldn't have said it better myself.