Me and EX have 2DC together, he sees them usually one a week for the day and that's it; We haven't got a contact order in place, we sorted everything out ourselves and that's how it's been for 4 years since our break up.
Over the school holidays he has seen our DC 2 days, he had them to sleep last weekend and before that he was away for 4 weeks so didn't see them at all. He said he can't see them this weekend either as he is away again.
I've got the opportunity to go away for the weekend with a friend 2 nights, sounds blissful but I haven't got anyone who can have the DC for the weekend for me so I've asked my EX if he will have them to sleep both nights and drop them back on the Sunday night next weekend.
I've never asked for this before and I'm sure that he'll say no but my family are making out as if I've asked a lot of him at do that and have said that it's strange for me to want to be away from my DC for the whole weekend; he's had them overnight before and they enjoy going so there are no concerns there.
Was IBU? I'm waiting for a reply and listening to other people's opinions have made me question myself.