That's all good to hear, Luke. I want to ask you to think about something, and you may not understand my point. When I read your posts, I get the impression you see traveling as a solution to many things that are lacking in your life. You don't know how to communicate with your family and you don't know how to show your love........and you give them expensive trips to do it for you. It's like this has become your LL. You use travel to escape the loneliness and sadness in your life. But these trips may not be the love language of your family. In other words, they may not see your love for then by traveling to some wonderful place in the world.
My parents were not able to give me nice vacations. In fact, we had very little material things when I was growing up. My parents had to show their love for me in other ways. What would you do if you could not travel with your family? How would you express love to your children?
If we learn anything while we are on this board, it should be that it's not so much about what our LL is......but it's learning the LL of our S or our children. If we don't learn how to relate our love to them, then they believe we don't love them.
Now I have told you this before and even told you to forget about "trips". They may be the answer for you, but not your daughter.
Signing off with " love & kisses" can been seen as nothing more than part of the signature closing. It's what you say in the body of the letter that really counts. For God's sake, can't you just sit down and tell her what she means to you........without bringing another trip into the discussion?
It is not about what you feel should work in your M. It is about doing the work that gets the right results. Do what works!
