Isolating with children and ex husband

[Mum23plus2]

Scenario - all 3 children’s school has shut due to covid.
C1 has been exposed to positive case
C2 has been exposed to two positive cases
C3 has been exposed to two positive cases

Each at the time of writing this and this is different year group bubbles!
Ex has just been told to isolate due to colleague testing positive, said colleague is the parent to the case c1 has been exposed to.

Would you rather;

Ex stays at his and isolates for 14 days and misses c3 birthday which is already going not going to be the same.

Or

Ex husband isolates with you and children for 14 days. Sees c3 on birthday, spends every day with the kids and can help to cure the boredom of being stuck indoors.

Also to add, children are only on day 2 of isolating.

As far as I'm aware isolating dc can still move between parents houses so he can still have contact.

On here @providentglue you really can't always tell

If you get on well then him staying with you makes sense

I’m clearly not putting myself across right. I’ve not said he can’t see the children for two weeks. I offered him to move in, he said no. He said he would isolate alone or with the children for the whole two weeks (one or the other!). I haven’t said he can’t come and see them or take them for a few days!!!

It’s a kind offer. But why would he miss the birthday if he can see them for a few days? Can’t he see him on his birthday?

OP, if he's choosing to isolate alone, leave him to it and don't rise to it. Do be careful how you word any offers to him, in case he's able to use it to make you look as if you were exchanging him moving in for access to the kids.

Ok so you've made various offers so the ball is in his court whether he sees them during this time. He's offered to have them and you don't want that (I wouldn't either so I understand) as you don't want to be away from them. I totally understand anyone not wanting to live with an ex for 2 weeks so you can choose to keep them or let him.