![]() I certainly don’t always agree with you (or Matthew) but I always read your comments and blog entries and they’re always well thought out and well presented. You speak of Matthew well and having met him (and listened to his presentations) several times, your kind and gracious comments about him make great sense. Thank you for your contributions to Matthew’s blog. ![]() Kyle, you are a lucky guy, your family sounds terrific and lovely. Appreciative, grateful, and in awe of what these amazing women do. I know he appreciates it more than he will ever publicize here, and I find myself in the same position. Matthew is away traveling right now, and his wife is dutifully taking care of their children so that he can work away from home. Running the house, ensuring our daughter made it to her commitments, and dealing with the loneliness that comes with being at home while I am away at work is not a light task. Only during the pandemic did I realize just what my wife went through to make travel possible for me. Many of our readers are traveling professionals as Matthew and I have been. She filled out hundreds of sweepstakes forms and won us a trip to Hawaii, then planned additional events around it to make sure we were getting the most of the experience. She visited Southeast Asia with us even when it was far out of her comfort zone. She goes on theme park trips and rides the rides even though she doesn’t like them. That even extended to a helicopter tour which was terrifying for her but my daughter and I loved it. My wife, despite our millions of flown miles, is actually a rather nervous flyer but remains the rock our daughter has needed and gets on the plane every time though it’s an anxious situation for her. She is the one who found the stroller that made our travel lives easier. She researches the products that make our child safer, she looks into whether it makes more sense to take our car seat, rent, or buy a temporary one. While I was oblivious to much of the struggle she encountered, my wife took care of our daughter on an exhausting journey. On our first long-haul flight with Lucy, we faced a daunting 16-hour flight from Dallas to Hong Kong with a sick toddler. My daughter reached 24 countries within her first 48 months on Earth and my wife was instrumental in our success. And not to leave out my mother-in-law who joined us on that first trip where we had no idea what to expect. As soon as our daughter’s birth certificate arrived, we got a passport for my daughter and at just eight weeks old, we were a family traveling internationally together. It sounds unromantic but in retrospect, it set the tone for our relationship. My first proper date with my (then girlfriend) wife was to get her passport photos taken. ![]() Travel Reflections With My Wife, and Mother If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram, add us today. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support. On Mother’s Day it’s only natural to reflect on the women in our lives that make traveling better for families like mine. Opinions expressed here are the author's alone. The content on this page is not provided by any companies mentioned, and has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by these entities. For our complete advertising policy, click here. We value your time and money and will not waste it. My dear readers, some links on this site pay us referral fees for sending business and sales. ![]()
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