YouTuber Myka Stauffer received massive backlash and had lost thousands of subscribers in just a few days after she released a video updating her followers about her adopted son, Huxley, whom she had "rehomed."
Myka Stauffer "Rehomes" Adoptive Son
In a report by Newsweek, the 32-year-old mommy blogger has already lost around 6,000 subscribers since she posted the video on Wednesday, May 27.
Social media analytics site, Social Blade, also said that the YouTuber would lose around 73,000 views on average each week.
However, her Instagram account, which has over 192,000 followers, seems unaffected by the issue.
Stauffer began getting fame in 2017 for her mommy blogs, wherein she gave tips to her fellow moms on how to take care of their homes and their kids. By October 2018, her YouTube subscribers have doubled, which could greatly help her earnings from the platform.
Nevertheless, the continuous loss of her subscribers could significantly affect her ad revenue, especially as she'd be losing tens of thousands of views weekly.
The video, entitled "An update on our family," shows Stauffer and her husband, James, both teary-eyed as they explained the situation and updated their followers that they have chosen to send Huxley to another family just around three years after they adopted him from China.
"There's not an ounce of our body that doesn't love Huxley with all of our being. There wasn't a minute that we didn't try our hardest," the YouTuber said. "After multiple evaluations, numerous medical professionals have felt that he needed a different fit and that [with] his medical needs, he needed more."
Her husband added that they never wanted to be in the situation they were in and that they have been trying to get all the help that can get for Huxley.
Nevertheless, they assured their followers that Huxley's adoption agency was able to find a perfect match for the young child.
Documenting the Adoption
According to NBC News, the YouTuber has uploaded over 30 videos documenting the process of adopting Huxley from the other side of the world, receiving backlash over it as they monetized the videos.
The couple has also vaguely touched their adoptive son's special needs in some of their videos, including one wherein the mommy vlogger raised a fundraiser for their son for his needs.
But last year, the YouTuber finally disclosed Huxley's conditions, saying that the child was diagnosed with "a stroke in utero, has level 3 autism, and sensory processing disorder."
Besides Huxley, the couple has four biological children.
Getting Massive Backlash
Due to their admission, Twitter immediately went wild, and the hashtag #cancelmykastauffer began trending, with many saying they are no longer comfortable taking the advice of the YouTuber.
Myka's lawyers also elaborated on the issue at hand and explained the family's decision to rehome Huxley on PEOPLE Magazine.
"Over time, the team of medical professionals advised our clients it might be best for Huxley to be placed with another family," the lawyers stated.
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