UPDATE: YouTuber Myka Stauffer Apologizes For Giving Up Adopted Son And “Letting Down” Fans
In a lengthy Instagram post shared on Wednesday, Myka Stauffer apologized “for all the hurt I’ve caused” after sharing that she gave up her adopted son with autism to a new family.
As we previously reported, Stauffer, 33, adopted Huxley from China back in 2017. He was later diagnosed with autism and earlier this year. In May, the YouTuber and her husband, James, announced they “felt that he needed a different fit and that his medical needs, he needed more” and rehomed the 4-year-old.
Following major backlash, Myka has decided to issue a statment, apologizing
“I want to first off apologize for the uproar and take full responsibility for all of the hurt that I have caused,” the YouTube star, 33, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, June 24. “This decision has caused so many people heart break and I’m sorry for letting down so many women that looked up to me as a mother. I’m sorry for the confusion, and pain I have caused, and I am sorry for not being able to tell more of my story from the beginning. I could have never anticipated the incidents which occurred on a private level to ever have happened, and I was trying my best to navigate the hardest thing I have ever been through.”
She went on to say, “I apologize for being so naive when I started the adoption process, I was not selective or fully equipped or prepared,” she continued. “I received one day of watching at home online video training and gained my Hague adoption certification which was required by my accredited adoption agency. For me, I needed more training. I can’t say I wish this never happened because I’m still so glad Huxley is here and getting all of the help he needs. I also know that even though he is happier in his new home and doing better that he still experienced trauma and I’m sorry, no adoptee deserves any more trauma. I wanted to help so bad I was willing to bring home any child that needed me. For this I was naive, foolish, and arrogant.”
Myka added,
“I wish so bad I would have been more prepared and done more. I wish the decision to disrupt never had to be made. Adoption and all special needs are amazing and I have a ton of respect for every adoptee, adoption parent, and special needs parent. I look up to you in a million ways. And I’m sorry for hurting the community in any way.”
Before concluding, Myka addresses a few rumors:
“We did not adopt a child to gain wealth,” she noted. “While we did receive a small portion of money from videos featuring Huxley and his journey, every penny and much more went back into his care. Getting Huxley the care and services he needed was very expensive and we made sure he got every service, and resource we could possibly find. Secondly, we are not under any type of investigation. I’m hoping to share more from my side of the story soon. And lastly I’m so sorry for letting you down. I also want to mention that moms need a safe place to ask for help when they are struggling. No questions asked.” She ended off by saying: “We love Huxley and know that this was the right decision for him and his future. Praying that Huxley only has the best future in the entire world.”
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