Oh, Sweetie, That’s Part of Adult Swim

Little girl: Yay! It’s time for our swim vulvalations!

Wisconsin

Overheard by: Nic

Posted on May 23, 2025
Kids, Wisconsin, Words

It Matches My Dress

Six-year-old boy: Look, Dad! I got a sticker.
Dad: That’s a butterfly sticker, which is a girl sticker. You can’t have that.
Six-year-old boy: Okay, Dad. What do you want me to do with it?
Dad: Give it to me.

Nashville, Tennessee

Overheard by: Katelyn the sticker collector

Posted on May 21, 2025
Dads, Kids, Sexuality, Tennessee

The Cell Reception Is Atrocious

Frustrated mom: For the love of God, stop crying! If you don’t stop, I’m going to shove you back in my uterus, close my legs, and never let you out!
Crying little boy: No! I don’t like it in there!

San Francisco, California

Posted on May 16, 2025
California, Kids, Moms, San Francisco, Threats

Why Children Should Not Be Taught New Words

Little girl in shopping cart as dad pushes it away from the mom: We’re going to jettison mom! Woo-hoo!

Department store
Austin, Texas

Posted on May 8, 2025
Kids, Texas, Words

Mom’s Hoping It’s Just a Phase

Enthusiastic teen girl: My 10-year-old brother wears lip gloss!
Irritated mother: Don’t tell people that!

Line for American Idol auditions
Dallas, Texas

Posted on May 6, 2025
Gripes, Kids, Moms, Texas

That Good? Count Me In!

Annoying mom: Is smoking good or bad?
Five-year-old son: It’s bad.
Annoying mom: That’s right. And how bad is it? It’s like eating everything at the top of the food pyramid.

Clinic lobby
Omaha, Nebraska

Overheard by: joe the xrayguy

Posted on May 4, 2025
Kids, Moms, Nebraska, Smoking

That’s More Like Gangsta Lite

Eight-year-old girl #1 tying scarf around head: We’re going to look like gangstas!
Eight-year-old girl #2: Like what?
Eight-year-old girl #1: Like gangstas!
Eight-year-old girl #2: What’s a gangsta?
Eight-year-old girl #1: It’s a gangster.
Eight-year-old girl #2: Oh.
Eight-year-old girl #1: Like the Jets.
Eight-year-old girl #2, suddenly understanding: Ohhh, okay!

http://www.overheardinminneapolis.com/2007/08/no_aim_for_the_sharks.html

Overheard by: I think they paid a little too much attention to west side story