Separated parents - have you discussed things with your ex about a possible lockdown

[chomalungma]

Please don't get this moved. It's something that people need to think about, even if they aren't worried at the moment.

Ex and I have shared custody with DS. We don't live too far away - so I am hoping that if we have a lockdown, we could still travel between houses to do a handover.

I can see that would be difficult for parents who live a long way apart.

It's something people need to think about.

Ffs. Why has this been moved? No matter what you think, this is something every separated parent needs to think about. It will be lost on this area.

How does it work for food shopping if it's only 1 adult alllowed out? Mine are 8 and 12 so I will leave the youngest with oldest foe 20 mins max but assuming food shopping will take longer.....guess I just have to leave them....my neighbour is single with 2 young ones so no way they could leave them.

My ex will probably use it as an excuse not to see them.

Just bumping this - as something for people to think about.

Especially as it looks like 14 days isolation if someone in the household gets it.

ExDP lives 4 hours away and is expecting to collect DD at the start of the Easter holidays and take her back to his house on the train. Then I'm supposed to drive and collect her 8 days later. He doesn't drive. This is the first time she's been to him since new year but it just feels too risky to me.
He thinks I'm overreacting for thinking this is a bad idea. I don't know what to do and am partly hoping we have to isolate so that the decision is made for me.

My partner's ex has basically said regardless of where they are they've got to stay with her. If we go into lock down they've got to go back to her they are not allowed to stay with us. I feel this is a bit unfair on their dad as he'd not see them but suppose its catch 22 as it would be the same for her if we had then. Don't suppose there's any right out wrong answer and nothing set in stone to state what must be some 3

Been lay awake panicking about this exact situation.

Have been under self isolation as DD had a fever over the weekend so we have been home since Friday. She is due to go her dads this Friday, as isolation period over and missed seeing her dad mid week.

But with all these rumours of lockdown I'm terrified she will end up there for the duration of lock down.

The recommended period of isolation increased to 14 days in the midst of us being in isolation - at this point schools were still open and I contacted them and they were happy for her to go back in Monday (clearly not happening now).