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Adopting a child with autism and then sending him back?

───   17:22 Thu, 28 May 2020

Adopting a child with autism and then sending him back? | News Article

Mommy vlogger is torn a new one for returning her adopted Son

Exploiting your kids for followers and brand partnerships is never a good look, but getting rid of those kids when you no longer want to deal with them is much worse.

A mommy vlogger, Myka Stauffer, recently gave up the five year-old orphan she had adopted from China in 2017.

Myka and her husband Jim adopted the kid, Huxley, knowing he had autism, but after three years of caring for him, they decided they couldn't do it anymore and rehomed him somewhere else.



Of course, they sent the kid away only after putting him in videos that got millions of views and helped them get tens of thousands of followers and lucrative deals.

Many of their followers also donated money to help fund their trip to China and cover adoption costs for the kid in the first place.

Essentially, the couple monetized a special needs kid and gave him up when they decided he was too much work.

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