[jackibutterfly]

"The parents, kid and grandfather obviously had enough to eat wherever they lived."

What about the grandmother? She sure isn't wanting for food.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Also the article mentions education... I’d be embarrassed to say it, but Ecuador education probably whips highfalutin US public schools in the basics. This is what happens when parents see children as something like trophies rather than a responsibility given from God.