Prepping as a single parent and communication with co-parent

[Wontdoattitude]

Something I think about a lot is how one would communicate and coordinate with my DC dad / ex husband in the event of a major event and communication outage.

We get on well and would likely stay together if the proverbial hit the fan. Would it be an over reaction to agree an emergency plan and discuss this with ex husband?

This is the man who mocked me for stocking up ahead of Brexit. That stash came in handy when the world turned to shit during covid.

I would prep for you and your DC now and not involve your ex. If he mocked you back then, he is likely to do the same if you try and bring up the topic again. Make sure you have all you and you DC need in an emergency so that you can be self sufficient and deal with your ex if indeed the SHTF.

If you're concerned about his potential reaction you don't need to tell him about your preps, but in your situation I'd definitely have a plan and discuss at least the basics with your ex in case anything happened while your DC were with him. Maybe use the recent ongoing snow situation as the reason why you've been thinking about it, and just confirm what he'd do if there was something similar, or even just a local power cut or water failure. If you can pitch it to him at the level of a temporary local inconvenience, he'll know what to do in a real emergency.

Yeah just discuss the plan if you can't communicate. Could be as simple as a lost phone - doesn't have to be a big drama.