You are right. The kids are the MOST important thing here.

And I fell into the trap and responded, saying "If it is your expectation of them to return your calls, then I will make sure they do."

He responded "My expectation is that you support a relationship between me and the kids. By not having them call me back it makes me believe you do not care if they have one with me or not. That makes me sad but if it is the case I will deal with it."

I am so ANGRY right now!! Because of HIS choices and "expectations", I have less time to spend with my kids. I feel like he is attacking me for the way I am trying to handle this situation he has thrown me in with no warning. All the hurt and pain hits me square in the face when I see him drive away with them. Just when I thought I was getting stronger and detaching, I feel like I did at the beginning. I need to go jog this off...