I've Got My Surprised Face on and Everything!

Toddler being towed by mom, bawling: But I want that to be my surprise now!

Convenience Store
Greenwich, Connecticut

Overheard by: Tyrone

Posted on November 3, 2008
Connecticut, Default, Gifts, Kids, Offers and requests, Stores, Wishes

Just Wait

College girl #1: And I want to see babies running around soon.
College girl #2: Yeah, I definitely want children. I'm *so* horny. I want babies.
College girl #1: Yeah, they're starting to grow on me. I mean, I definitely want kids. And I want to be a young mom, like I want to have kids by 25. I don't want to be one of those moms who just throw their kids outside and tell them to have fun.

Washington, DC

Overheard by: Danielle

Posted on November 1, 2008
Age and ageing, Default, Girls, Kids, Parenting, Pregnancy, Sorority types, Washington, DC, Wishes

The Show That Really Gets Kids Involved

(during Beauty and the Beast, the Beast enters stage)
Little girl in audience, loudly: Hi, beast!

Neptune Theatre, Halifax
Nova Scotia
Canadia

Overheard by: Ina

Posted on October 30, 2008
Canadia, Default, Girls, Kids

I Believe It's Pronounced “Ho”

Tiny girl to friend: You're not fat, you're Santa Claus-esque. Get it right, whore.

Coronado Middle School
Coronado, California

Overheard by: they won the game

Posted on October 21, 2008
California, Compare and contrast, Default, Diet & weight, Friends, Girls, Insults, Kids, Santa Claus, School [Elem., Middle, & High], Words

Kid's Got a Point

Two-year-old girl: Fuck that. Fuck, fuck, fuck. Fuck!

Orthodontist
Gilbert, Arizona

Overheard by: KBizz

Posted on October 17, 2008
Arizona, Default, Doctor's office, Etiquette, Feelings, Girls, Insults, Kids

Excellent– Let the Beatings Begin

Mom: Honey, don't eat your boogers!
Two-year-old: But mommy, I like them!
Mom, exasperated: Go to your dad.

Supermarket
St. Louis, Missouri

Overheard by: Ryskie

Posted on October 16, 2008
Default, Kids, Missouri, Moms, Offers and requests, Parenting, Stores

Being Raised by the Buddha Isn't All It's Cracked Up to Be

Five-year-old: Daddy, I want ice cream.
Father: How does it feel to want something?

Vermont

Posted on October 10, 2008
Dads, Default, Feelings, Food, Kids, Questions, Vermont, Weirdness, Wishes

…If I Get Some Flan

Six-year-old boy: I want flan. I want flan, mom. I want flan. I've never tried it before. Can we get flan?
Mother: Okay, you need to stop being so annoying.
Six-year-old boy: Maybe.

Supermarket
Northampton, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Adrienne

Posted on October 8, 2008
Default, Food, Guys, Kids, Massachusetts, Moms, Offers and requests, Should have used a condom, Stores, Wishes

Not the Worst Thing He Could Mean by “The Whacker”

Sunday school teacher (showing picture of Good Shepherd): Who can tell me who this is?
Kid: That's Jesus with the whacker!
Teacher (puzzled): You mean he takes the sheep out for a walk?
Kid (pointing to the shepherd's crook): No, when one of the sheep tries to get away from Jesus, he whacks them with it so they won't go!

http://overheardintheward.blogspot.com/

Posted on October 5, 2008
Default, Jesus, Kids, Other sites, Questions, Religion, Students, Teachers, Violence, Words

We Also Would've Accepted “Lines of Coke” or “a Hooker”

Woman visiting Seattle with daughters: Guess what daddy is doing down in Portland right now!
Four-year-old girl: Going to a bar?

Seattle, Washington

Posted on September 29, 2008
Default, Girls, Kids, Moms, Questions, Washington