Thank you girls for your replies.

I should have make this clear on my first post. She is not saying she can't afford my fee, she is saying she can't afford to pay my two weeks holding fee. I'm already loosing 1 week's fee as there are 3 weeks left in this month and I wouldn't loose that one week even if I pick the family A. By the way, I have stall my decision for a week already for family B. As her son and her husband could not make it last week which they supposed to.

She says other day homes only charging $100 to hold the spot but my situation is different as I have a family who wants the care to start immediately. So I guess I would be in a position to ask 2 weeks fee. She probably thinks it's not fair on her. Would you do the same? Ask 2 weeks if you were in my position?

The 2 weeks holding fee may be too much for her. But on my email I have asked her to take my situation into consideration and suggest an alternate option for a holding fee that seems workable to both of us. And she did not suggest anything.

I think I know what I'm going to do.

By the way, I'm not accepting or refusing any family because of their childs' look. I'm only saying the "warmth feelings" when you first meet with anyone really