Call it an invasion
- Cambodia Embassy in Bulgaria
- Dec 11, 2025
- 2 min read
We would like to take a moment to acknowledge the heaviness many of us are feeling after the recent news of Thailand launching an airstrike against Cambodia.
Today, our minds keep returning to a post shared by a Cambodian daughter online, a story that reflects the fear of countless families across the border.
She was video-calling her mom, who couldn’t leave her home during the evacuation. Her mother told her she’s old now, she has lived through this many times. In the video, she tried to smile, but her eyes were filled with tears. Her daughter was feeling completely helpless on the other side of the screen. It was gut-wrenching to watch, a moment no family should ever have to experience.
We, Cambodians, have already endured the catastrophic weight of war in our history. We did not welcome it then, and we refuse to accept it now. I stumbled upon a sentence today that hollowed me out:
“We were told about war. We don’t want to tell about war.”That line hits impossibly hard.
It’s about families.
It’s about children who do not deserve fear.
It’s about parents trying to be brave while their hearts are shattering.
It’s about communities forced to reopen wounds that were never fully healed.
Today, we stand with every Cambodian family holding their breath.
We stand with every mother who is trying to be strong for her children.
We stand with every person carrying the weight of uncertainty, grief, and memories they never wanted to relive.
May peace return.
May safety return.
And may no daughter ever have to hear her mother say, “It’s okay if I die,” ever again.
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