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This is fucked.

This is a degree of callousness and just sheer contempt that really hits home.

That's fucking horrible.

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That's kinda fair, but this is different. This is a case of adopting an autistic kid to get more play on YouTube then once they've gotten all they can get they put him back in the system.

Just the fact that they used the term "forever home" which is associated with dog adoption is brutal. And I know we have a lot of dog guys here and that pets are family members. Hell, my mom had a cat and when he died I think she was more upset than if it had been me. But the use of that term in this context, just fucking horrible.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

They made a calculated economic decision. His medical problems outweighed the amount of clicks he generated. Quit trying to make it personal like some burrito.

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can you clarify why you are mad.... the fact that they adopted a chinese boy or that they gave him away because he wasnt a fit?

I bet the kid didn't even have autism, the parents are just fucking whack jobs.

That’s furever home mister... but yeah, that’s nuts.

Oh shit, sorry about the IMU vibe, my bad. I'm just saying the parents are attention whores, so they probably overblew the problems the kid had. I've never head of an Asian having autism btw.

I saw the story and didn't know how to react. At first I thought they just had to put him in a group home and I felt bad for the parents. Then I realized that, no, they just didn't want to deal with it and gave the kid up. Sickening.

This is monstrous behaviour just to get views on social media.

How the fuck did they get an Asian to begin with? I assumed there is a screening process? I wouldn't give those fucks a rental car.

OK, which one of you is going to be the first to say it? Come on, out with it.

You think they were fucking the kid?

this has not aged well - and ha this post was literally an ad for laundry detergent LOL

Cream of Sum Yung Boy ?

What? No.

Would

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Some parents can't even manage "normal" kids, whaddyagonnado?

There it is!

You can't adopt a child and just decide it's not a good fit. Such a thing undermines the entire concept of adoption which is that it is equal to having children biologically.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Let's also acknowledge the fact that they used him as a prop, something that will follow him for the rest of his life. Imagine having no control of your social media footprint because some people rented you for a few years in your youth.

Boo-fucking-hoo. Kids don't come with a return policy.

That's one of the dumbest statements I've ever seen.

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You know me like that.

Exactly...knowing what you've mentioned with your son...and I think about my dad with my brother...this is probably close to one of the most infuriating things I've ever read.

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Maybe if they actually spent some time with the child they could be amazed by his progress.

Those are some of the greatest days. But, screw them, they don't deserve those great days anyway.

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You know me like that.

This makes me very angry but the sad truth is that this is the best thing that could happen to Huxley at this time.

The tragedy is he lost 3 years of development, a very important stage of development, that he won't really be able to make up for many years if at all.

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You know me like that.

Through work I have have had great experiences with the parents/guardians and their kids, but one of the few things that gives me pause is seeing kids and thinking “man, if only their parents/guardians knew what they were doing, they would be so much better off.” Sometimes it’s anger because (imo) they didn’t care enough and sometimes it’s sadness because no one ever helped them find the resources and support that was available for them and the kid. Now that’s hardly specific to the special needs population, but the outcomes are usually more pronounced.