DH and I have two kids, they are almost 4 and 6. The summer holidays started end of last week for them, this week my parents have helped with childcare, next week DHs are, then they are going to a camp for a week, then we are on holiday for two weeks, camp for another week, which takes us to the last full week of the holidays. The Monday is bank holiday and I don't work Tuesday or Thursday right now so 3/5 days sorted, the Friday they are spending with one of my close friends (I'm having her son on the Thursday), just leaves the Wednesday. I was talking to my friend about how annoying it is that I'll probably have to use a holiday on that do, as even though I work from home on Wednesday, I can't do my job properly with the kids at home, not at their ages anyway, she mentioned that her son is going to my ex's and she is having his daughter on the Friday along with mine. Ex and I were together from 18/19-23, been split 11 years now, ended on good terms and the kids are familiar with him as we are all still friends (attend group events with he and his wife but nothing just us). She spoke to him and in passing mentioned that I was struggling for childcare one of the days too (he and his wife are struggling for the Thursday).
Logically we could have his daughter on the Thursday and he could have our two on the Wednesday (also his daughter is 4 too and other friends son is 6 so the kids would have someone to play with).
DH isn't so sure, he has said he trusts him and that isn't the issue, but he thinks it is weird that my ex would be babysitting our kids and I would be babysitting his.
AIBU to think this is fine and not weird?
(This is all such an issue as the camp the kids are attending on the other weeks, doesn't seem to run on the last week!!)