The YouTube Couple Adopted an Autistic Child, Made Content With Him, and Boosted Their Views for Years, Then They Placed Him in a New Home
The Stauffer tragedy
6 min readDec 1, 2022
Myka and James Stauffer sat in front of the camera, announcing the controversial news that their son was no longer with them.
The couple had just placed their adopted son with a new family.
“Do I feel like a failure as a mom? Like 500%.
Anything that happened in the home that was hard for Huxley that’s not fair for me to put out there publicly that’s his privacy.
This decision has caused so many people heartbreak, and I’m sorry for letting down so many women that looked up to me as a mother. “ — Myka
Myka and James Were Youtubers
Myka and James Stauffer were vloggers with two personal and one family channels.
They created content for their family channel on YouTube by documenting their life as a large family.
Myka posted content like pregnancy updates, mommy hacks, and vlogs.
