French la Vie

Cool is Blue Plastic

The day my son stood in front of his bedroom door and said, “My room is not for sale!” I knew my buying and selling days at the flea market were coming to an end!

Everything in our house was either from the flea market, bought from a second hand store, or collected at the Brocante. Until this day I hadn’t bought anything new.

Later in the day I came home with a laundry basket that I bought at the shopping center.

When he saw it he covered his mouth with his hands, as if he had seen a robber, and shrilled, “It’s New! It’s BLUE! It’s PLASTIC!”

Gee, was I that fanatic about old things? What could I say? I looked at him then at the new-blue-plastic-laundry-basket and defended myself, “The washing machine is new! I didn’t buy it second hand! …this laundry basket folds and can be stored alongside of the washing machine, see? Practical huh?”

Was I ever practical?

He reinstated, “You bought a blue plastic basket! PLASTIC!! That is so cool Mommy!”

Some kids think their parent’s are cool when they buy them computer games, my son thinks I am cool because I bought something blue and plastic!

Although, not cool enough to sell stuff from his room.

p.s The photo above: 2005, My husband and son in the real blue!