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Coops9902 · 27/09/2021 03:06

Hi all any help would be appreciated, I am a truck driver by trade, and spend my week in my wagon so I usually pick my kids up on a Friday when I finnish work and drop them off on a sunday about 8pm but this week my ex said to pick them up on a Saturday about tea time so I did, apparently she was off work and wanted to take the kids out that's fine. When I picked them up my ex's mam was at the house and it was her who took the kids out because my ex was ither hung over or was ill, I didn't think much of it at the time I got the kids home my kids were saying they had a sore throat, I give them some calpol they were fine. In the morning they had a colff I give them a covid test and it came back positive, I live with my parents as I rent my house out due to the fact I'm away all week in the truck but my dad suffers from diabetes and cancer, I phoned my ex asking if I could take them back early as the covid test had come back positive and my mum and dad were due back from the caravan and wanted to make sure the house was clean for them getting in so my dad wasn't at risk, all I got was no you not bringing the kids back you will have to stay off work and isolate with them so now my dad's at risk, im off work isolating and my ex is refusing to take the kids back even though the kids have said there mam was poorly, and she started giving me a load of gip for doing a covid test on the kids and said it serves me right lol. Is there something I ain't getting here?

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stayathomer · 27/09/2021 04:04

God that's awful, has she had a test? Surely she needs to isolate too? Sorry to hear you're going through this op, I'd suggest you advise your parents to stay in a hotel or something for a while maybe? If it helps I had covid badly and following proper hygiene etc nobody else got it. Separate out the house if they can't stay away and make sure the kids aren't scared/try to keep all normal. They sound better off with you.

PennyWus · 27/09/2021 04:57

I'm sorry what an annoying situation but I don't think you can do anything. If your ex has covid she may be feeling really poorly so you could be doing the kids a favour to look after them while she's under the weather. Assuming you are vaccinated and your parents also, I know lots of people who haven't caught covid from their children so if you are able to keep the kids separate from your parents as much as possible you can manage the risk.

PS obviously you did the right thing getting the covid tests on the kids, so well done for that.

Orangejuicemarathoner · 27/09/2021 05:03

You will need to isolate with the children. Your parents should stay in their caravan.

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Fallagain · 27/09/2021 10:47

If it’s your parents caravan, which it sounds like from your post, then they should stay there.

Fallagain · 27/09/2021 10:48

Especially as your parents then won’t be able to be in contact with you.

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