One of the small challenges one faces as fost/adopt parent are the invariable comparisons between you, as a parent, and each and every other bio/foster parent the child has ever had. These comparisons can be valid, in the case of recent caregivers, or can be pure fantasy. They can often be hurtful (whether purposeful or not).

Have you experienced these kinds of comparisons? Were they real or imagined? If so, how did you cope/approach them?