On September 25, 1987, while Jhonatan Jiménez, only three years old, was playing in the garden of his house with his husband Alfonso, he was robbed by a man who had been accused of driving under the influence. It was the last time he had lived with Ana Jiménez, his biological mother, up to 32 years later, when he was the victim of an incendiary search, his husband Juan found him in Norway.
On the 7th of January 2020, Jhonatan flew to the country and reunited with his mother in the same house where he was imprisoned. EL TIEMPO habló con él.
(In context: ‘I robaron my baby in Bogotá and lo hallé in Norway 32 years later’).
Record your childhood in Colombia?
No. I did not find anything here in Bogotá. The only thing I remember is staying in the park, in Ibagué, with my adoptive parents. Record the first night with them, there are three children of the orphanage.
How was the day he adopted it?
There was a long process for me to adopt. They were located in Ibagué as three or four weeks. Recuerdo que llegaron en la noche; I have a lot of money, I live in a housing list to sleep and enjoy the light. That’s all there is to it.
Where did his father take the adoption of Colombia?
You are an important time for the most important period of the period, and it is a momento era that the hacer adopciones in Colombia accept. They want to adopt because they have problems to keep them alive.
How long has it been in the orphanage?
No recommendation. In the orfanato dijeron that estuve alli as two years. But it’s not possible for my family in Colombia to take pictures when they are ten years old; in the orfanato dijeron that I find in the calle when tenia alrededor of a year. In fact, I was robbed in September and adopted in November.
How was his life in Norway?
Crecí in Stadlandet, which is a very quiet place. It was like a finch, without animals. Created with a lot of love, because it was like a special child to be adopted. But I also had a different feeling because it was the biological joy of my fathers.
Do you have any Germans?
Yes, they have a biological hiccup, that they are the mayor that you are, and they always feel that they have more love for them and are more affectionate to them. I have a very distinctive personality.
When did you get adopted?
Always like it was adopted in Colombia, but did not mention a specific day. I think it was very exotic, and it was very nice because it was from Colombia. For that I feel very different, even though I want to be Norwegian, like the other nine.
I always felt that they had more love for her and were more in love with them
(Lea also: The lands that the facilities for the Colombians to live on).
How was the relationship with his parents?
In Norway there is not much about sentiments. Never had personal conversations with my parents. Well, family relationships are free; de hecho, mis padres nunca me dijeron que me amaban, porque la cultura es muy diferente. While in Colombia you can say ‘te amo’ to all the days.
What study?
I’m very juicy at school and because of this you have many opportunities. Studied right at the university and had a very good job. I will always do what is necessary, but I will always be happy, want to know about my family and find out why I am here. Tenia has many questions.
To feel different, do you want to look for your biological parents?
When I was 18 and 20 years old, I spent a lot of time with my family and I felt this curiosity, but I did not have much time right now because I was occupied with my studies and working. But when you were 30 years old you felt you had to do something.
What is hizo?
Fui to Colombia for the first time, I have this regal for my companions. I do not know anything about my family, but I want to know my country.
Jhonatan regressed to his 30 years in the country and fled to the same park in Ibagué gave a photo that Tomaron his fathers when he adopted. Quería conocer el orfanato, pero ya no lo encontro.
How to be in Colombia?
Estuve in Bogotá and Ibagué, because at that moment I created the era of Ibagué. I would like to meet the orphaned dog I adopted, but I hope it does not exist. He also flew to Cartagena. Algehele are three weeks in the country.
Are you looking for your family?
I asked my mother if I had any documents to help my family search, but only if I had a page with information. Ek het supermal, porke ella cómo iba a adopta a un niño y tener solo ese documento gestuur.
And what is the hizo thinking?
I thought I was ready to listen to something or that I did not keep the documents well. Because I have a difficult relationship with my Norwegian mother, because I feel deceived.
(Suggestions: This is the new tariff for Colombian passports in 2021).
My parents never told me they loved me, because the culture is very different
What happened then?
I had a DNA test at least 30 years old to search for my family, but I did not find anything. Yu tuu 34 años me hice una nueva prueba, pero esa vez fue para conocer mi salud, porque con esa prueba se puede tener information des las enfermedades que se tiene riesgo de padecer segun el ADN. But if you have information in common with another person that you have the proof in the same agency, you will receive this information.
And the receipt …
Sí. When I received the results I was told that I had met a person who was my mediocre man, then the sovereign, by the time of ADN in common. And I sent an electronic mail to Juan, my brother.
What sense does it take to receive a response?
Estaba in shock and said: ‘¡No puede ser, no es verdad!’. I was also a skeptical bitch because I knew who she was, but I had my own photos and my photos, and we were very surprised, here it was my family. I felt happy, but I was shocked at the same time.
How did you get to see her in the first place?
I read the law in Norway to surprise, because we have a plan that will meet in Colombia. She’s very emotional and I’m feeling sorry for her because she’s always superior to me, but I’m not sorry for her. I have a lot of feelings for the process. And we have our smokers together in Colombia.
And he has his biological mother for the first time …
It was a great spectacle. I read it at home in a room where I have a red alphabet, music and stay with my family. Yo estaba muy sorprendido, fue muy lindo. There was a rare bitch because she was an extra woman, but she had a lot of love for me. I felt a little uncomfortable.
His mother was hoping for a cartel that said: “I have a lot to do with him. Welcome to the house. I love him”.
How are you now?
My siento superfeliz. Congratulations to my husband Juan, who met me with his persistence. Because I have my part, but it is necessary that someone else hiccups the other part. He never lost his fe. And I was happy with my family, that I celebrated the companions here in Colombia and received a cake every year I lost.
Have you changed anything about your life project?
All change. I was living a life in Norway with many privileges and thought that this was the normal world, but no, the world is very different. He learned many things about me, about culture, and things that are really important. In Norway there is never a close relationship with my family, but here in Colombia our family relationship is very different.
Spanish learning app …
Sí. I feel very happy because he learned some Spanish and always wanted, but did not have any motivation, as is the case now.
I will always do what I have to do, but I will always have this vacation, I want to know about my family
When will you travel to Norway?
I went to work in Norway, but I’m going to have a new one in April.
Is your future in Colombia?
For my job it is most easy to live in Norway, but I want to do something that allows me to live in Colombia for some months now.
What do you think women should find in their biological parents?
If you have a story very small because you found a very caricatured family, the women have a lot of flaws, but this is not the case at all. If you are looking for songs and there are no lists to find anything, why not be a red alphabet with music and globes. Pero si tienen ese deseo, nunca pierdan su fe, y estén listos para encontrar kualquier cosa.
LUISA MERCADO
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