Family

Old woman to daughter: And now she's got no money cause she blew it all on muffins.

Supermarket
Sydney

Overheard by: Anny

Grandma, with camera, to grandson (on Father's Day): Jordan! Go pose over there next to dad, dad, and daddy.

Macaroni Grill
Orlando, Florida

Overheard by: SoConfused

Teen daughter: Mom, what does an orgasm feel like?
Mom, looking at older daughter: Ask your sister, she'd probably know better than I would.

Portland, Oregon

Teenage boy, pointing at his dad: Kill him!
Mom: I can't do that! He just got his hair cut!

Dagenham
Essex
England

Overheard by: Anthony Mercer

Daughter at video store: What about this one, mom?
Mom: You pick crap! I'm getting you an animated movie!

Rodanthe, North Carolina

Mother to teen son: Your hair needs a cut.
Teen son: Your face needs a cut.
Dad: Your face needs a punch!

Ebdentown
New Zealand

Overheard by: Schmitty

Glamorous blonde mother, curiously: Did I pay you enough attention as a child?
Dark haired alternative daughter: Um…how do you mean?
Glamorous blonde mother: Did I not hug you enough?
Daughter: Why?
Glamorous blonde mother: Well, you're not…well…not very mainstream are you?
Daughter, in shock: Well, if there's anything wrong with me, it's your fault, isn't it!

Liverpool
England

Small boy with ice cream cone, trying to get mom's attention: I peed my pants! I peed my pants! Mommy, listen to me, I peed my pants!
Mom, deadpan: I bet that's real uncomfortable for you.
Dad to son: When we get home we are just gonna have to hose you down.
Son to dad: Oh yeah, make me lay on the yard and then spray the hose on me, and on my penis, and down my pants on my penis!
Boy's brother, from minivan: Ew! You can spell the pee!

Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: free birth control

Five-year-old: Is Michael Jackson real?
Teenage sister, exasperatedly: Yes! How many times do we have to have this conversation?!

Margate, New Jersey

Overheard by: Chris S.

50-something mom: It was the first time I've ever heard Brian* call uncle Ned* a prick!
20-something son: Mom!
50-something mom: I don't even know what that is, a prick.
20-something son: Don't worry about it.
50-something mom: Well, Brian's right. Ned is a prick, whatever that is.

Woodbridge, Virginia

Overheard by: Cols