"Mamma! Can we have a couple of more balloon bags...such big ones?" My kid looked up with raised eyebrows, questioning round eyes and pouted lips. Having already bought two packets, one each for my two children, I was out of my reasoning mind to comprehend this new demand for more. I squatted down and looked at him with the same round questioning eyes as his. He unhesitatingly squeaked, "I need loads of them urgently." Now I was running out of my patience thinking about all the people waiting behind me at the till. I was about to say that we can't go back to pick more when he waved two packs right in front of my face leaving me flabbergasted. I pushed the cart out of the store with my kids standing on it, squished between me and the trolly, having a jolly good ride to the car park. On our way to the car, I couldn't help asking my child the necessity for so many balloons. He simply said, "The teacher told us that cars create a lot of polluti...