Pocher's ex is very worried
Amira Aly was “terrified” for her children
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When Oliver Pocher doesn't bring their sons back on time, Amira Aly immediately panics. In her podcast, she talks to her brother about how waiting became an ordeal for her. The 32-year-old said she felt powerless.
In her podcast, Amira Aly, divorced Pocher, speaks openly about a recent situation that apparently pushed her to her limits. The reason was the fact that her ex Oliver Pocher, who had been looking after their two sons that day, did not deliver her back to her mother at the agreed time.
On November 11th one of the boys celebrated his fifth birthday. For the Austrian native, that meant a lot of preparation. In order to be able to bake the birthday cake in peace, among other things, Aly had agreed with Pocher that he would look after the two boys for a few hours and bring them back around 6 p.m. But instead of returning on time, he suddenly couldn't be reached. Both of the 46-year-old's cell phones were switched off, which, according to Amira Aly's brother Hima, was “very untypical” for Pocher. “Oli is always available,” he confirmed to his sister in the podcast.
Time of uncertainty
A tormenting period of uncertainty began for Amira Aly. When, after an hour and a half, there was still no sign of life from Pocher or the children, she grabbed the phone in a panic and called her brother. “It was already bedtime for the children. That can't be right. I got nervous,” she remembers and admits that she burst into tears. Her brother notes that it was difficult for him to have a calming effect on her in this situation. “You were in your helicopter mode,” Hima summarizes his sister's reaction and confirms that he also tried in vain to reach Pocher.
Shortly afterwards he finally reappeared. It turned out that he had stopped at a burger chain along the way with the kids. The tension erupted into an emotional breakdown for Aly, while her brother described the scene as a classic “overreaction.” Aly defends her reaction: “If you don't know where your children are… My phone isn't ringing… His phone was off. I had all the ideas in my head. I was terrified. I felt so powerless.” Looking back, the presenter explains that her biggest fear is losing her children.
In her own words, the experiences of that evening had a deep impact on Aly and encouraged her to think about how she could better protect herself. Towards the end of the conversation, the mother of two even ponders whether GPS trackers would make sense for the children.
