ey become to crowded then another family will adopt the child and care for it as their own. Adoption is not talked about because the families feel that the child is their own and it is a disgrace to say that they are not. The size of the family is limited because of the boat size which averages about ten feet long, five feet wide, and four feet high. Frequently an aging person will come to live with his or her family. Elderly couples live alone until they are no longer able to care for themselves. An older person very rarely liv!
             es alone. A child lives with his or her parents until they are married. The new couple will usually live with both set of parents for up to one year and then they have to set up a houseboat of their own. They will usually settle in the moorage of the wife. The husband provides "sustenance" and protection for his family. The husband and wife are usually very caring toward one another which probably stems from the small living quarters as well as the great amount of time
             that they spend together. The children are very loved by their parents and siblings and hence the children are very respectful of their parents and honor them.
             The husband provides for his family by fishing. This is their main food. They plant rice
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