Kids

Little girl at checkstand: Mommy, I want to drink my soda out of a paper bag, just like daddy!

Safeway
Lakeport, California

Overheard by: Corinna

Adorable little blond girl, ecstatically: Did our car get jacked?

Port Washington, New York

Overheard by: Ladle

Little girl trying on boots: Mom, can I get them?
Mom: Yes, but you have to take them off.
Little girl: Will you help me?
Mom: No, if you don't know how to take your own shoes off by now, I've done something very wrong.
Little girl, in low voice, taking boots off: …you have.

Target
Bellingham, Washington

Overheard by: Rachel

Little boy running from price scanner: Mom, my hand’s not for sale!

Target, 2255 14th Avenue SE
Albany, Oregon

Overheard by: Miranda

12-year-old boy #1: I wouldn’t like to have two lesbian moms.
12-year-old boy #2: Why not?
12-year-old boy #1: Because they would be, like, overactive.
12-year-old boy #3: You’re totally right!

Mabo Secondary School
Brussels
Belgium

20-something daughter: Mom, can you hand me the scissors?
Mom: Not right now, I'm doing Kegels.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/390186840/thats-not-safe.html

Overheard by: tara

Tourist lady, as train approaches the end of the line: So how are they going to turn this train around?
Daughter: They don't have to. It can go in either direction.
Tourist lady: Well, are they at least going to turn the seats around?

Subway
Washington, DC

Six-year-old soccer player #1: It’s about having fun! It’s not all about winning.
Six-year-old soccer player #2: My mom says it is.

Lincoln City, Oregon

Ditzy woman: It would look more like Australia if it was an island, because Australia is an island… right?
Ditzy woman's daughter: I think that's the smartest thing that's ever been said in my presence.
Ditzy woman: Well, somebody in this family has to be brilliant.
Four-year-old boy: Dogs are kinda like vampires because they both have pointy teeth.

Harrisburg, Illinois

Little girl pointing to handicapped sink: Mommy, do you know what that’s for?
Mom: It’s a sink for people in wheelchairs, honey.
Little girl: No! It’s where boys pee!

Bathroom, JCPenney’s
Forest Park, Georgia

Overheard by: Kelly