New LDR and collecting from airport

[Sickofpeppapig00]

OK First World problem here .... I'm in a very new long distance thing (not a relationship as yet of course as we've only met twice before for a few hours each time). He's flying in to visit me for the weekend and due to me having DC with me (they're 2 and 4 yo) I won't be able to pick him up from the airport on arrival which I would really like to do. DC will be leaving to stay with XH an hour or so later so the weekend will be spent without them around but I was wondering ........ would it be a complete turn off were I to turn up at the airport with DC to collect him as a surprise? We would obviously have the car drive back home (around 30 mins) but after that DC would be gone with their father. He's planning on taking public transport to get here so it would be a complete surprise to him.

What's the general consensus .....a completely stupid idea on my part and likely to result in a WTF moment or a nice surprise for him? Btw he's got grown children if it makes any difference.

Vivacia explained it how? How can you "explain" being more concerned about his reactions than whether or not it's best for her children to meet him yet? You either are prioritising your children or you are not. Because they're young? IMO that's irrelevant. Oh, and please remember the OP did ask for opinions. I'm merely voicing mine.

Do you know which station he is coming too? Maybe have your "surprise" there instead of the airport? Kids will be with their dad then you can walk to the station/stop that he is coming to. No less of a surprise!

Seriously Alice?! They would only have been for 30 mins tops in the car with him; I collected a male work colleague who's also a close friend the other day from the airport as he had an issue with the transfers he arranged and took the kids with me ..... I'm allowed to have male friends you know, absolutely nothing wrong with that. They are way too young to understand anyway, and if they weren't I wouldn't even have been considering taking them with me (as I am doing with older DC who will be at school).

So please enough with the flaming. I've said I won't be picking him up now many times.

Fan That's a really great idea actually ..... I would need to get him to text me when he's on the train but me being there at the station waiting for him would also be a really nice surprise I think

Sick I in no way "flamed" you. And I in no way said you couldn't have male friends. Simply pointed out an opinion... you DID ask for opinions, did you not? Sorry, if you only want opinions that agree with you, it's probably best to say that right away in the OP. A bit defensive, aren't you?

Turning up unexpectedly at the station, after the DCs have gone, is a much better idea than turning up at an airport when his was not expecting to me met.

I wouldn't meet him at the airport but wouldn't it be lovely to meet him at the station, is there a nice bar nearby to stop off and have a nice drink at before taking him home? or meet him with a nice hot drink of his prefferred choice? (Costa have amaaaaazing Christmas drinks at mo).

Seasons Really love the idea of having a hot drink with me when meeting him at the station.... really lovely and just the kind of thing I would do, thank you :-)