YouTuber Myka Stauffer Has Finally Apologized for 'Rehoming' Her Adopted Child, As if a Pet
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At the end of May, YouTuber Myka Stauffer and her husband James uploaded a vlog to her channel describing their decision to “rehome” their adopted son Huxley, a toddler with special needs from China, to his “forever family.” The video has since been deleted or made private. Second-chance adoptions are not unheard of, but the language Stauffer used—describing her son like a taxing pet —disturbed many viewers, as did the fact that Stauffer had benefitted financially from the adoption. Her channel grew exponentially when she began posting monetized videos about her “adoption journey.” She even started a fundraiser, asking her hundreds of thousands of subscribers to donate money to cover adoption fees.
Soon after the May vlog went up, Stauffer’s brand partnerships began to dissolve. Still, she maintained her silence for more than a month, finally posting an apology on Wednesday.