The bubble

[booboo24]

I just wondered what people's thoughts were regarding the bubble rules that the government is thinking of bringing in. In particular, how it might work with children going between parents, if the parents were in different relationships. Would they still be allowed to travel back and forth and be part of the bubble, or is our bubble going to have to be with our ex partners?! I realise this is all speculation, but like many others I haven't seen my partner of 5 years for 7 weeks, we live 100 miles apart and both of us have children with our ex spouses, we could easily firm a bubble to include is and the children, but then the children are also mixing with their respective other parent

Should have read before hitting post - form not firm! Us not is!

My understanding was that children were always allowed to travel between parents, even from when lockdown was announced on 23rd March.

DD has remained with me since then though, and not gone to her fathers.

She has two half siblings on his side who he's still seeing and he's also visiting his girlfriend who's circumstances I know nothing about.

Contact has to commence again at some point, but I'm nervous about it.

I also don't know exactly what this bubble of ten means - if DD goes to her fathers for a weekend, would the contact with the people I've mentioned count towards 4 of my ten?

Agree that no way am I wasting my bubble on them, would much rather see and spend time with DD and my own friends and family.

What do others think?

Thanks Changeofname, we have done the same at the moment, my children have remained with me, and my partner's children have remained with their mum, because they are key workers, so I'm guessing and hoping that children will be 'extra' to the bubble as they've always been allowed to travel between the 2 households.

I think children would have to be extra to the bubble or its very unfair on them, quite apart from the adults. They, teens especially, really need their friends and the tensions that could cause within families would be awful.

But I dont really think it works that well for adults either ... if people 'break' their bubble ... or are suapected of it, it becomes a nightmare. Bad enough that people are already spying on neighbours!
The only useful thing might be two close families, but really - how long will that last? I can just imagine the AIBUs ...