{"id":2637,"date":"2007-11-02T10:55:00","date_gmt":"2007-11-02T10:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koenig-omf-kh.org\/?p=2637"},"modified":"2026-03-19T10:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T10:57:28","slug":"adoption-auf-khmer-art-50-dollar-fuer-ein-neues-leben","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koenig-omf-kh.org\/en\/adoption-auf-khmer-art-50-dollar-fuer-ein-neues-leben\/","title":{"rendered":"Adoption auf Khmer-Art: 50 Dollar f\u00fcr ein neues Leben"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(Kontext: In Kambodscha begegnen uns immer wieder Schicksale, die uns kulturell und emotional an unsere Grenzen bringen. Dieser Besuch bei einer jungen Frau in der Nachbarschaft war ein solcher Moment, der zeigt, wie unkompliziert und doch herzzerrei\u00dfend das Leben hier sein kann.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Die Suche nach der Mutter<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Als ich die Holztreppe hochgestiegen war und in den gro\u00dfen Raum trat, sah ich das Baby in einer Wippe direkt vor dem Fernseher liegen. Ein winziges Kind, erst zehn Tage alt. Ich sah mich um, wer wohl die Mutter sei. In Kambodscha erkennt man W\u00f6chnerinnen sofort: Sie tragen traditionell drei Monate lang eine warme Wollm\u00fctze und dicke Kleidung, um sich von der anstrengenden Geburt zu erholen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Statt einer vermummten Frau sah ich jedoch eine junge Dame in Jeans und schicker Bluse. War sie die Mutter? Kaum m\u00f6glich, wenn man die Traditionen kennt. Und doch war sie es \u2013 und gleichzeitig wieder nicht.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Direkt von der Mutterbrust weggeholt<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eIch habe eine schwangere Frau gebeten, mir ihr Kind zu \u00fcberlassen, wenn es geboren ist\u201c, erz\u00e4hlte sie mir offen. \u201eIch kann n\u00e4mlich selbst keine Kinder bekommen. Als die Frau das Kind zur Welt gebracht hatte, rief sie mich sofort. Da habe ich es direkt von der Mutterbrust weggeholt und zu mir genommen.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Auf meine Frage, wie teuer so eine \u201eAdoption\u201c sei, antwortete sie schlicht: \u201eSie hat 50 Dollar f\u00fcr das Kind genommen.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Die Angst vor der Reue<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die leibliche Mutter wohnt in der direkten Nachbarschaft. Ich fragte die junge Frau, ob sie keine Angst habe, dass die Mutter den Schritt eines Tages bereut und das Kind zur\u00fcckfordert. \u201eJa, davor habe ich schon Angst\u201c, gab sie zu. \u201eAber wenn das passiert, m\u00fcssen wir eben sehen, was wir machen.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Das ist Adoption auf Khmer-Art. Unkompliziert, billig \u2013 aber immer wieder absolut herzzerrei\u00dfend.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Kontext: In Kambodscha begegnen uns immer wieder Schicksale, die uns kulturell und emotional an unsere Grenzen bringen. 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