Ray struggles to raise her children alone. He also struggles to pay bills and save money to pay for a new house. TJ struggles to accept that some of their belongings are being kept due to lack of payments. Lila struggles to get her son back. She also has difficulty counting money when she is paid for smuggling. She didn't have glasses so it was difficult for her to do all the work on her own. She also has difficulty having physical contact with her son. ● The primary role of both parents was to provide, be father and mother for their children. TJ's role was to be a father figure to his younger brother. The youngest child will only worry about his father's return, Christmas and the new house. Ray's system is convinced that his family. He will always put his children first. During the movie, I didn't see any rituals between the two families. Both women came from different cultures and each had different beliefs in their own