YouTube Influencer Myka Stauffer "rehomes" adopted son

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So is she just going to carry on with youtube like it never happened?

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Anonymous wrote:So is she just going to carry on with youtube like it never happened?

I guess she was until all this happened!

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Anonymous wrote:So is she just going to carry on with youtube like it never happened?

I wonder if she hoped nobody would notice he was missing. She spent several months supposedly, travelling and carrying on as though he never existed. How is is that nobody has come forward to say the boy is alive and well and in good hands other than the parents who gave him up.

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Anonymous wrote:What would be better for the child, should the adoptive parents keep his name Huxley or offer him a new name to protect his privacy / identity? He is all over the internet, people where he lives now will see an Asian nonverbal child with the name Huxley and know immediately who he is... I know he is not a dog to be named whatever but I do wonder what is in his long term interest. Anyone have ideas about that?

The name is the least of the issues. Most families who adopt change their kids names. I only know of a few families who either kept the first/middle name given or did a joint name with the birth parents if that was an option, which is what we did.

He was a beautiful Chinese name. I don't recall it, but why now use that name?

Why not? It reflects his culture, heritage and if his birth mom gave it to him, its the only thing left he has. My child has a name from their culture. Why wouldn't you?

We're saying the same thing I just have too many typos. Yes, use his given Chinese name, not Huxley.

Because he’ll be growing up American with little to no ongoing connection to China. Why burden him with a name from a culture with a language that he doesn’t speak, and that he may not be able to even pronounce correctly?

Maybe he will not think its a burden. My child has a name reflective of his culture but growing up in the US. Its not a burden. Its something special birth mom choose and something no one can take away.

Who knows even if his birth mom chose a name for him. I (also an Asian adoptee) wasn't named by my birth mom but rather by the adoption agency.

Very true. But, the name is not a burden.

That’s really not for you to say.

Nor is it for you to say. I am a parent of a child with a culture from another country. The choices we make greatly impact that child. How that child views themself and that country is greatly impacted by our choices and believes. And, in our child's case, the name is one thing no one can take away. Our child considers their name very special as we made sure of that.

PP Asian adoptee here. Just to be clear, I did not write the bolded; someone else did.

It sounds like you're doing a great job, PP adoptive parent. Every child's case is different and there are absolutely many times a birth family has named the child already. In my case, and in my own kid's case (I also adopted from the same country I was adopted from), our birth family didn't name us. My birth last name is the same as my child's birth mom's, so DC has that as their middle name- a connection to both their moms. But I also know other adoptees who came from abusive birth family situations and wanted no part of carrying a name that had caused such pain to them. In that case, the name was a definite burden.

In any event, each child is different and let's hope their adoptive families are up to the task of meeting their emotional needs.

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Anonymous wrote:These people are frauds. I hope the husband loses his YouTube followers/sponsorships too.

They wanted a sn kid, but not one that was too sn. Were apprised of this kid’s needs but after a few years dealing with SNs doesn’t seem so cute as it did when he was little. This kid doesn’t fit with her vocal fry voice, perfectly sculpted eyebrows, penchant for home make overs and deep cleaning of the house. the “new” mommy apparently has the “‘medical training” despite Kyla being a registered nurse. The husband acts like his wife adopted a recalcitrant puppy that they had to “re-home.” It took both of you to fail this kid. You’re both YouTubers making a mint, so you have the resources to help but I guess meltdowns don’t go with photo shoots of maternal bliss of doing it all.

YouTubers and sponsors, dump the chump James Stauffer who would give up his kid after 3 years.

He has no sponsors, he just posts car detailing videos. And they both gained thousands of followers in the last few days soooo...

They have lost subscribers, but have gained many views due to all the media coverage.

It doesn’t work like that. Sure she has more views of her videos now (which is pretty sick if you think of it— profiting off of this she should really donate these funds to a group who works with troubled children) but that is going to end as we all move on. You get the big money forms sponsors AND clicks. The click money is low unless you a driving people to a product. Without sponsors she is making fractions of a penny on the clicks.

Because they are bad prior they will put out one more video to capitalize on this. Gross.


No, they haven’t lost subscribers actually. & have you seen her IG? She’s gained 30k+ followers.

They have! And most of her subscribers were probably bought.

https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/mykastauffer

7k followers is nothing and her video views have gone up drastically as well as her estimated revenues. Her IG followers have gone up substantially as well. Everyone clicking all her stuff is just adding to their $$$.

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It doesn’t work like that. Sure she has more views of her videos now (which is pretty sick if you think of it— profiting off of this she should really donate these funds to a group who works with troubled children) but that is going to end as we all move on. You get the big money forms sponsors AND clicks. The click money is low unless you a driving people to a product. Without sponsors she is making fractions of a penny on the clicks.

Because they are bad prior they will put out one more video to capitalize on this. Gross.

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Anonymous wrote:So is she just going to carry on with youtube like it never happened?

I wish YouTube had more restrictions on influencers and children in the videos. They probably won’t b/c they make money, but to me there’s little difference in the level of exploitation between the stauffers that YouTube family that kept their kids out of school to make videos. They are using minors as props and money makers and these kids don’t even have the few protections that a child actor would have for example.

If a share of the profits went to a bank account for kids appearing in the videos, they’d probably appear less often. The stauffers are just greedy people. I hope both parents lose their sponsorships and they go back to being a nurse and detailing cars. The internet would be better off without them.

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Views do not matter. She's been dropped by all of her sponsors. There's no point to continue making any videos at this point. Nobody will work with her, and she won't be able to make any money doing YouTube or other social media posts. If she was smart she would permanently delete all of her accounts, and their content. I can't imagine any company or brand would want to affiliate with her or her husband.

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Anonymous wrote:Views do not matter. She's been dropped by all of her sponsors. There's no point to continue making any videos at this point. Nobody will work with her, and she won't be able to make any money doing YouTube or other social media posts. If she was smart she would permanently delete all of her accounts, and their content. I can't imagine any company or brand would want to affiliate with her or her husband.

I really hope this affects the husband’s sponsorships as well. They were supposedly adopting and raising a child for 3 years together. They have non YouTube professions to return to.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the reasoning. Lots of people have bio children with special needs. In many cases, the parents really struggle and their lives are basically ruined. You're still not allowed to give them away!

Why are you allowed to do this with adopted children? They're piling trauma on top of trauma on that little boy.

How many homes has he been in? In a prior video, they mention that he was in a foster home in China so that's two (give up by his birth parents, Chinese foster parent, then their house, then a few other houses, and now his "forever" family? Until they get sick of him??)

Well my brother was adopted by my parents as a newborn and his birth parents did this. They gave him up and a couple of his siblings.

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Their video had as much sincerity as those husbands on the news desperate to find the wife who disappeared. If they eventually can prove they actually found a home where this child is truly loved unconditionally and getting all his therapies and they turn over the proceeds of all the videos and posts with him to a trust for him, then I will do a 180 and go from being to outraged to extending grade and understanding.

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grace not grade

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She’s deleted over 20 videos.

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Anonymous wrote:She’s deleted over 20 videos.

Which videos? Videos featuring Huxley, or videos for her sponsors, or both? She should do the right thing and delete everything inluding her accounts.

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Anonymous wrote:She’s deleted over 20 videos.

Which videos? Videos featuring Huxley, or videos for her sponsors, or both? She should do the right thing and delete everything inluding her accounts.

I don’t know which videos.

When I first viewed the “rehoming” video her channel had 441 videos, and now there are 419 videos.