Ex has a surprise for me tomorrow, what could it be?

[BigWheels]

Ex had just left after spending a few hours with our son. On his way out he told us he has a surprise for us tomorrow morning and he will be coming to pick us up at 6.15am. He wasnt giving much away and I hate surprises so I'm desperate to know. Does anyone have any ideas?

Only information I have is that we have to leave at 6.15, its a long car journey and we can have breakfast once we get there.

I've known the guy for 10 years and he has never organised anything like this before. He's a hopeless gift giver so I'm more than a bit apprehensive. Not my birthday for another 2 months and our sons birthday was in February so nothing to celebrate.

I have previously expressed interest in a hot air balloon trip and because of the early start and long car journey I'm thinking maybe its that? But son is still too young for the trip and weather isn't looking great so I have my doubts about the hot air balloon theory. What could it be?

It doesnt, it says he has a wife and a baby, so they are not getting together again, just being friendly exes, which was also said explicitly.

There speaks someone with no awareness of the emotional entanglements people get themselves into.

This is adorable, lovely, beautiful. I wish all coparenting situations could be this kind and thoughtful between the exes. Thank you for sharing - its really made me smile, OP

That is so nice, I hope you enjoyed it, what a great example for your son.
For what it’s worth I’m still very much friends with my ex after over 40 years apart, life doesn’t always have to be full of animosity (except on Mumsnet) lots of genuinely nice people get divorced and remarried.

LTB.
Again.

Good job no one is taking you then isn’t it?!

Did you miss the bit in the OP’s first post where she said SHE would enjoy it? 🙄

In US and a bunch of other countries it’s Mother’s Day tomorrow so not that belated one 😛. Sounds like a wonderful gift!

Who'd be arsed spending the day with their ex?It's good to be civil and friendly but going on days out together is odd and confusing for the kid. It's not really his place now to be planning this sort of stuff. If the gift was from the son, why didn't he just book it for you to go with someone else?

But he didn't spend the day with her. He spent a day out with his son, whilst his ex was high up in the sky - perfect! 😂

i agree with you , sounds like he is being slimey

@BigWheels that's so lovely! How sad and cynical some of the mumsnet crowd are 🙄

some opinions here are so peculiar

This comment makes you sound so weird 😬

That's lovely OP, am so glad you have such a good relationship with your ex that he'd do this for you, well done you 💐x

Aww that's a lovely surprise. It sounds like you co-parent beautifully and that can only be good for your wee boy.

He's possibly the only person who would know how much it would mean to her. It sounds as though they've got the sort of relationship where it's okay to do this, and why not.

I can't use quote properly, was replying to Chellybelle in the second post.

It's lovely to hear that such a civilised relationship is possible between exes. That was a lovely thing to do.

Ignore the nasty responses - clearly some very twisted and bitter people out there.

I disagree with both of your stinking comments, so mean-spirited! What is wrong with being friends with your ex? It can only be good for their son.

Just crawl back under your respective stones. There's no need for that sort of remark!!

I don't get why everyone is saying that it's confusing for the child. It's only confusing if you have taught your child that men and women only spend time together if they're in a relationship. My parents broke up when I was young, but we were still a family. We had roast dinner together every other week, days out together, holidays even. I never thought that meant they were getting back together because they had never given me reason to think that only romantic partners do these things.

Yeah they are and insecure because their kids are growing up surrounded by animosity.

i might be weird.. i also think its weird that someones ex booked a solo hot air balloon experience for them in the early morning hours

do you know OP and her ex personally?
how do you know hes not being slimey ?
sounds like he has ulterior motives
he didnt even let the son go on the balloon to? weird..

She is not just an ex. She is the mother of his child and maybe he wanted to recognise that and thank her for the job she does

It shows that they are both mature people. There would be a lot less fucked up children (who then grow up to be fucked up adults) if ex’s co-parented in this way rather than the way it seems to be going by a lot of threads on here

Do you?!🙄

Nothing the OP has said about her ex suggests he's "slimey", and the child didn't go in the balloon as he's too young.

Maybe read what's actually there instead of making things up?