YouTuber Myka Stauffer reveals she 'rehomed' her adopted son

Myka Stauffer has two sons and one daughter with her husband James and one daughter from a previous relationship. She has never been shy about documenting her family life on her YouTube channel . Her adopted son, Huxley, has been a big part of that since he came into the picture in 2017. Beginning with a “big announcement” video in 2016, Myka made 27 videos about her adoption process. her best-performing video was her “emotional adoption video,” which has more than 5.5 million views and 98,000 likes to date. Myka continued to post updates about Huxley through September 2019 — but after that, he only ever appeared in Instagram posts and in YouTube videos about family life in general. By winter 2019, fans started to notice that Huxley was entirely MIA. When Myka did post about Huxley, it was only to inform her followers that she was struggling to raise him. Between the weird posts about Huxley’s “meltdowns” and the lack of transparency from Myka, fans started to demand answers. On May 26, Myka and James finally revealed in an emotional video that they had decided to “rehome” their son. "his new mommy has medical professional training, and it is a very good fit”. Myka’s announcement sparked a wave of backlash from fans, who criticized the YouTuber for “giving up on [her] own child”. “I’m sorry but you did fail as a mum ... You wouldn’t have given up your own child”. Some people, however, were sympathetic to the situation, noting that things don’t always work out. “Sometimes, our part in a child’s story isn’t to be with them forever, it’s to be the bridge to get them where they need to be … It’s hard being the temporary family when you thought it was for forever"