How did Santiago Mendoza, eight months, get to 45 pounds in half a year? His parents stuffed bandeja paisa and Aborrajado in his mouth each time he started to cry and make a fuss.
Santiago has been turned into a Michelin tire baby by rewarding with food for wailing till now he cracks his crib.
Santiago's mom, Eunice Fandiño sensed something horrible was happening and asked for help. Santiago has been airlifted from his home in the remote city of Valledupar to the capital city of Bogota under the care of Chubby Hearts foundation (Gorditos de Corazon).
Mother Eunice blames herself. But lets face it how many parents in the USA are avoiding 'tough love' by indulging their kids in the same way? Such kids grow to be entitlement minded, cumpulsive messes eating, drugging, drinking or sexting their way into an early grave. Lyndsey Lohan, Miley Cyrus are you listening?
‘Likely, what he will need is a long-term treatment, education, healthy food, and when he is older physical activity,’ surgeon Cesar Ernesto Guevar. Santiago has seen his last Merenguitos for now.
