I agree that I don't like that some people will go to her YouTube channel and give her "hits/views" due to this story, but I DO think that we should remember - and continue to shame - these two terrible people for what they did. As "influencers", they had PLENTY of money for hiring help for Huxley's care, and they didn't. They tossed him out because they didn't want to deal with a less-than-perfectly-marketable child. Which is hilarious, because they'd have gotten MORE views/kudos/pats on the back from viewers if they were like "We love him despite his condition and we are committed to caring for him!" - even though it would have been insincere on their part, the viewers wouldn't have known, and they'd have eaten it up as a feel-good story.

Part of the major controversy was that they milked the situation endlessly and made a lot of money with this adoption, there were additional details that were unsavory but its been just long enough I don't recall them anymore.

Any child can become special needs. Signing up to be a parent is for life. If you can't commit to care for a child, and this one they knew in advance was special needs and hoped to make money off of content with him, don't have another child. These people are disgusting.

It's unfortunate you are being downvoted for the truth here. The only "incorrect" part is that they didn't give him up for adoption. They sought out a spesific professional who was able to meet the kids needs and rehomed him. He never went into any adoption or foster care. They did something most parebts could never do. Admit they failed, and found someone better. Instead of sticking their feet in and continue hurting the boy because "wE tRiEd OuR bEsT."

It's miles different than "a poor mom giving up a baby for adoption so she can take care of her other children". These people are not poor. They're YouTube "influencers" and have PLENTY of money. They could have easily afforded caregivers, teachers/tutors, nannies, etc. to assist them with Huxley's care and upbringing. It's all B.S. - they didn't get the Perfectly Normal, Highly-Marketable Non-White Foreign-Adoption Child™ that they wanted, so they rehomed him like a dog that won't stop peeing on your carpet. And "without negatively impacting their other kids"? Ha. These monsters are "family vloggers" - they're ALREADY negatively impacting their other kids by EXPLOITING them in their videos. Do you think Kova, Jaka, Radley and Onyx are going to appreciate having every moment of their childhood permanently on the internet? Also, Myka had the AUDACITY to say that Huxley "wanted" to be rehomed. Explain to me how a four-year-old autistic child, who was stated to be non-verbal, "wanted" to be REMOVED from the family he'd been a part of for two years.

They did it for publicity, money and content deals. They didn't do it for family.

But they're not poor and can afford to take care of all of them. If one of her biological children had the same needs, would she have given them up? Probably not. Adopted children are not returnable. Once you adopt them, they are your children, imperfections and all.

It is different because they CHOOSE to adapt this child. Many of these children's biological parents didn't have that choice and didn't have a realistic chance of raising them. These kids already have trauma and every failed adaption makes that worse. When you adopt a child, it is your child. There is no question of how it will impact the other children anymore than there would be with any other sibling. The good option would have been to adopt knowing what your limits are and living with them and not using adoption as a way to score social media points.

Other mom don't capitalise on their child in a "that's an asian and we saved him from China so it is less horrible to treat him that way" kinda racist way