[KelleyF]

I would NEVER allow myself to be bossed around by the bparents, and my cw would never expect me to. If they ever asked the me to do the things they are asking you to do, it would have to be requested through the cw, not me...and the cw wouldn't even bother to ask me because it would never be expected of me. They would have to do that on their own time. I also can't believe how many posters say they would do it with no problem. The agency expects us to treat our fc like they are our own, which we do. That means they trust our judgement when we deal with dr. appts and the health issues of the child. Since the child lives with us, and we spend a significantly more amount of time with our fc than the bio's, they assume we know their health conditions very well and they trust our judgement more than a bio parent who sees them once a week or so. Lets not forget that these kids are in foster care for a reason. Opening up your home and heart to your fc and taking care of their medical and personell needs is all that is expected. Loving them is going above and beyond what is expected and it's pretty obvious you're doing that too.