Saab Magalona reacts to YouTuber's controversial adoption story
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According to reports, the parenting YouTuber is facing an adoption controversy after she decided to rehome a child with autism.
Saab Magalona was in tears after learning about the controversy surrounding parenting YouTuber Myka Stauffer.
Myka Stauffer's name is all over social media lately because of the story of her adopted child from China named Huxley.
According to reports, their followers noticed that Huxley disappeared from their videos.
Myka and her husband James revealed they have decided to rehome Huxley. Based on their channel, Huxley had autism spectrum disorder and attempting ABA therapy. According to healthline.com, ABA, which stands for Applied behavioral analysis, is "a type of therapy that can improve social, communication, and learning skills through positive reinforcement."
In a Twitter post, Saab said that she cried after seeing the thread about Myka's story.
"I cried really hard the night I read about this."
She added a comment that she saw about parenting and being ready for the responsibility.
"I just wanted to share a comment I saw (can't find the source anymore, sorry!!):
“If you are not ready to be a parent to an imperfect child, you are not ready to be a parent at all” BECAUSE NEWSFLASH: NO PERFECT CHILD EXISTS!!!"
I cried really hard the night I read about this. I just wanted to share a comment I saw (can't find the source anymore, sorry!!): “If you are not ready to be a parent to an imperfect child, you are not ready to be a parent at all” BECAUSE NEWSFLASH: NO PERFECT CHILD EXISTS!!! https://t.co/D4h3nK1mEj
-- Saab (@saabmagalona) June 1, 2020
Saab added another post wishing Huxley the best after being rehomed to a new family. She also said that Huxley reminds her of her son.
"God bless you, Huxley. You remind me of my sweet son. I hope you are with a good family now. #EndWhiteSaviorComplex!!!"
God bless you, Huxley. You remind me of my sweet son. I hope you are with a good family now. 💔 #EndWhiteSaviorComplex!!!
-- Saab (@saabmagalona) June 1, 2020
Based on news reports, multiple brands ended their partnership with Myka due to this controversy.
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