Archive for the ‘Siblings’ Category

Because We Need to Be Able to Fit This Stuff in the Trunk

Older sister, standing on shopping cart: Where is Mommy?
Little brother, pushing cart: [Shrugs.]Older sister: You didn’t kill her, did you?!

Target
Altoona, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: No, I Did

So It’s Likely He’s Very Drunk.

Little girl: He’s drunk, I swear!
Teenage sister: He’s not drunk, he’s a foreigner.

Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Overheard by: Julia

Wait– What Exactly Are You Using As a Volleyball?

Mom to three-year-old son under the table: Whatcha’ doin’ under there, buddy?
Three-year-old son: Playing volleyball.
Dad: Volleyball? Smells like you’re pooping your pants.
Three-year-old son, giggling: I am.
Three-year-old son’s sister to friend: See, I told you it wasn’t the food.

Los Tres Amigos Mexican Restaurant
Michigan

Overheard by: Scott

I Believe the Technical Term Is “Manure”

9‑year-old boy, biking: Yo, what kind of flowers are they?
13-year-old brother, also biking: They be poppies an’ calla-lilies an’ peonies an’ oleanders an’ hydrangeas an’ shit.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: Phanatic

Still, It’s a Violation of the Standard Creepiness Rule for Dating Age Differences

20-something #1: Your boyfriend is 61, right?
20-something #2: My boyfriend is 60. Our father is 61.

Colorado

Why “Family Vacation” Will Always Be an Oxymoron

Toddler to older sister: The pencil! Pencil! Look! (screaming) Looooook!
Teenage sister: That’s the Washington Monument.
Toddler: Noooooo! It’ll kill us! (sobbing uncontrollably) Kiiiillll! (continues sobbing)

National Mall
Washington, DC

Overheard by: Meaggoo

Good to See a Family Do Things Together

Little boy to younger brother: I’m ’bout to choke you!
Mother, to all children: I’m ’bout to choke all y’all!
Little boy: Together, mama?
Mother: Together.

Louisville, Kentucky

Overheard by: Jessica

Did I Stutter?

Six-year-old boy: Hey, look at this piece of bamboo!
Eight-year-old brother, taking bamboo, hiding it behind his back and then brandishing it like a staff: And now, with my mermaid magic, I pronounce you Sir Giraffetail! Ahoy!
Six-year-old boy: What?

Indianapolis Zoo
Indianapolis, Indiana

Overheard by: Emily and Aaron