Disgraced mommy vlogger Myka Stauffer who gave up her adopted son is DEFENDED by fellow YouTube star
YouTube star Channon Rose has fiercely defended Myka Stauffer for giving up her adopted son, claiming she was ‘doing the best thing for her’ by giving him a new home.
In 2020, parenting vlogger Myka and husband James made headlines around the world for giving up the four-year-old boy they adopted from China, almost three years after welcoming him into their family.
HBO is now unfolding the shocking story in a three-part documentary titled An Update on Our Family, in which Channon, 39, appears as a contributor.
Following the release of the show’s first episode on January 15, Channon took to social media where she expressed her support for Myka and begged viewers not to judge her so “harshly.”
In a series of videos uploaded to her Instagram Story, she began: “At the end of the day, we don’t know the full story and she did that on purpose.
“She wanted to keep certain details private for the sake of her son.”
Channon continued, “Being a vlogger myself and being very open and vulnerable and over-sharing online, I know what it’s like to do and say certain things online that I know will be criticized.
“I just feel like everyone judged her so harshly when she didn’t know the whole story.
Myka Stauffer shocked the world in 2020 when she announced that she had rehomed the son she adopted, almost three years after welcoming him into her family

Channon Rose has now fiercely defended Myka and called on viewers not to judge
“We have no idea what actually happened and what transpired.”
Although Channon wasn’t friends with Myka in person, she revealed that they had a strong online friendship and that she knew she had “a good heart.”
“It’s so easy for all of us to judge someone and I just don’t think it’s fair,” she added.
“And I really think she did what was best for her son, even though she knew she would be judged harshly by everyone.”
Channon emphasized that Huxley’s well-being is ultimately most crucial.
“The most important thing is that the little boy is safe and loved somewhere and that he is in the best place for him because at the end of the day that is what matters most,” she added.
Myka and her husband faced extreme backlash after posting a tearful video in 2020 in which they revealed they had decided to “rehome” Huxley, who had been diagnosed with autism, stating that “there are many more special needs that we were not aware of’ as their reasoning.
In a YouTube video posted before the adoption, she told viewers that “my child cannot be returned” and that they would “love the child” “regardless of what condition” he came to them in — which is why what happened what happened later became even more shocking.

Myka and her husband cited their adopted son’s special needs as a factor in their decision to rehome him
After announcing their decision to rehome Huxley in May 2020 and the influx of hate that followed, the Stauffers quickly left YouTube and their channel was deleted.
The Stauffer couple, who have four biological children, have now completely disappeared from the internet.
Myka had first started setting up her YouTube channel in 2014.
Between 2016 and 2020, the couple had extensively documented the journey of Huxley’s adoption – from choosing him, to raising money, to the day he arrived.
Although already popular online, it brought them a new era of success, and their adoption video of Huxley was viewed by more than five million people.

Channon appears in HBO’s An Update On Our Family, which premiered on January 15
Myka also wrote about Huxley’s adoption and his special needs.
In a piece she wrote for Parade in September 2020, she said they were surprised when they came home with their adopted son and realized his record was “inaccurate.”
“Our son ended up having a stroke in utero, has level three autism and sensory processing disorder,” she wrote. ‘It took a lot of time to process and get used to his new diagnosis.’
She said Huxley received 30 hours of ABA [Applied Behavior Analysis] a week of home therapy and went to “private preschool” to help with his needs.
“He’s a great boy and his condition doesn’t require much general care – all you need is a big heart and patience every day,” she said.
Myka featured Huxley on her YouTube channel and social media pages until early 2020.