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YouTubers bashed after rehoming their son
Parenting YouTuber and influencer Myka Stauffer have received some intense backlash online after she revealed that she and has husband rehomed their adopted son. In a new video post, Stauffer and her husband tearfully announced to their 700,000 subscribers that after three years, they were not well equipped to meet their son Huxley’s medical needs.
The Stauffers became big on social media for documenting their adoption journey—from fundraising to dealing with the ever-changing rules that come with international adoption. But finally, in 2017, the two brought back their son, Huxley, home from China.
Myka continued to document her followers on her son’s progress as he adjusted to his new home and four siblings—the Stauffer’s biological children. But followers began noticing that Huxley had been absent for quote some time, and speculation on his whereabouts began to surface.
When Myka and her husband finally revealed the news, while there were some that did voice their support, the decision sparked outrage among many more of their followers. Many claimed that the Stauffers adopted Huxley solely for attention while others said that Myka profited from exploiting her child.
“With international adoption, sometimes there’s unknowns and things that are not transparent on files and things like that,” James Stauffer said. “Once Huxley came home, there were a lot more special needs that we weren’t aware of and that we were not told.”
Despite their son receiving “numerous therapies” over the past three years and undergoing intense interventions in the past year, the Stauffers shared that the feedback from medical professionals had been “really hard,” and ultimately decided that Huxley needed a better home.
The adoption agency placed Huxley with a family it though was “literally the perfect match,” and he is currently “thriving” and “happy,” according to Stauffer. The negative and angry comments have not stopped though.
People continue to criticize Stauffer’s parenting and even drew attention to what they claim is problematic content from the past few years.
By: Maytinee Kramer
