Do I have the right to talk to the kids over phone

[BFloat]

I don't think kids understand the importance of maintaining a relationship even with a simple phone call. I call my kids every day when I'm not with them (and that is only every other weekend) just to say goodnight and see how their day was.

I think it's different if they're older and they don't want to make that call or take that call but, while they are little, I believe it's the parents responsibility to pick up the phone to initiate contact.

Yes divorce and separation [censored]. And in my situation H was the WAS. But I have never denied him access to the kids. I keep him up to speed with the kids activities and school events. If he wants to call or see them.. No problem. I mean, I don't bend over backwards and change my plans to accommodate his.. But if he wants to call and we are in the middle of something.. I will just suggest he call a little later. In the beginning it was much harder to do because I was hurt and thought things like.. It was his choice to leave.. But in the end, I know it was important to let all that go for my kids. So that they knew they never had to choose.. That if they needed one or the other parent, it wouldn't matter which day of the week it was or who they were with, they would always be the priority.