what to expect: denied for occupation?

I have never been in your line of work----but I do agree with you--- I think that you are going to have a very difficult time being approved to foster or adopt when they consider your profession. Honestly IMO you may have to change your profession before being approved-- I know where I live you would never be approved based on your line of work.

As a first mother I would have never chosen you ad I'm pretty liberal in my views.I think I'd be considering a new type of work if I were you.

If you fost/adopt from a government agency, there may be a slight chance your job wouldn't stand in your way. Where I am (NYC suburb), it was told that barring a child abuse charge or felony charge, you would be approved (government can't discriminate).

Thanks for the feedback ladies. Millie: that gives me hope; definitely have no such charges or any criminal record for that matter. I'll start contacting agencies and will be prepared with plenty of references and "proof" that I'd be a good match. Choosing a different job is out of the question, I've never allowed myself to be bullied by social stigma and narrow minded prejudice and don't see a reason to start now. I live in a world where a masseuse can liberally touch someone's naked body with zero judgement, yet I'm given little to no respect. I won't change in order to appease others, and fully intend on teaching my children to always be true to themselves with a strong backbone. -I apologize, this anger isn't directed at you guys, just a frustrating experience but I'll get used to it, I mean we live in a world where same sex couples aren't allowed second parent adoption rights in too many states. I'm positive that we'll meet the right mom to be who will judge my husband and I as real people and just the labels of our jobs. Thanks again for your feedback. Hopefully some ladies with similar situations are on here. I'll be meditating often to practice ensure my patience and compassion are at an all time high :D

While I didn't work in your field, I did hold a masculine job that agencies said birth moms would have a problem seeing me as a motherly figure. So I changed jobs within the company - needed to anyway bc of hours if I was to have an infant in the home. I say this gently bc I didn't want to change jobs, I didn't love my job per se but I liked what the job entailed, I was good at it and loved my coworkers however having DD in our home, I could never have done that job with an infant. So while you won't break for social stigmas, would you do it for your family if necessary? I am not saying that you have to, it's just a question for you to gnaw on. With that said, I had to get lots of information from my employer - will your employer assist you with that? Good luck as I believe your search will be more extensive than most to find an agency