AIBU to expect contact with my children while they are away camping?

[Dolphinoise]

My 2 children have been camping this weekend with their dad since Friday. Contact has been a bit tricky, he left me for another woman and I sent a few nasty messages a few years ago which led me to being blocked. I know I shouldn’t have done it, I was angry and I acted out. Fast forward 3 years I am happy with somebody else and I am still blocked. He can contact me when he likes but not the other way around.

i had a strange voicemail from my ex and his partner in the background was slagging me off saying it’s been 4 days, I don’t know what they have done etc like im not interested?

the kids could have gave me a call, I missed them so much and would have loved to speak to them. Surely she knows im blocked so my hands are tied so not sure what she expects me to do?

There have been times where the children have been ill and had to tell my current partner to message him as it was his turn to grab them from school. Ridiculous really.

He sounds vile, controlling and wholly unreasonable to dictate about your daughter not having a phone when he’s deliberately obstructing contact when your children are with him.

It is ridiculous, I feel for you having to deal with such an immature man.

I would just move all communications via a parenting app and refuse anything else tbh.

Is this all court ordered cos if so he need to have a way to communicate surely even if not court ordered there should be a way to communicate

parenting app and block him on your own phone. Everything child related there nowt else.

Yes I understand the anger but time to get on in life it’s been 3 years.

You need to tell your ex's partner that you're blocked, so she knows why you don't contact ex about the kids.
And you should tell your ex that he's a crap Dad for not feeling he needs to know if there's an emergency with the kids.