Oooh — And Graphic Intolerance!

Mom: No, that’s not an appropriate video, either.
14-year-old son: What about this one? It’s Christian. It only has violence in it!

Blockbuster
Liberty, Missouri

Overheard by: blockbuster lurker

Posted on June 9, 2021
Christianity, Default, Guys, Missouri, Moms, Stores, Teens, Violence

So That's What the Propeller Beanie Is About

Rowdy child in shopping cart: Mom! What's that?
Tired mom: Spam.
Rowdy child: Mom! Can we get it? Can we get it, mom? Mom? Can we? Mom!
Tired mom: No.
(rowdy child starts freaking out)
Tired mom: Okay! Fine, but will you eat it?
Rowdy child: Nope…I just like attention.

Sobey's
Toronto, Ontario
Canadia

Overheard by: aleXis

Posted on April 29, 2021
Canadia, Default, Feelings, Food, Kids, Moms, Offers and requests, Questions, Stores, Wishes

Either That or Christina Aguilera

Tween boy: I'm going to make Buddha the theme of my Bar Mitzvah.
Uninterested yuppie mom: Mmhmmm.

TJ Maxx
Swampscott, Massachusetts

Overheard by: money well spent

Posted on April 28, 2021
Buddhism, Default, Massachusetts, Moms, Religion, Tweens, Yuppies

Naturally, It’s Huge

Young mom, looking disgusted at a paparazzi photo of Pamela Anderson: That’s disgusting.
Four-year-old son: What?
Young mom: Honey, what’s wrong with this picture?
Four-year-old son: I can see her penis.

Bowling Alley
Indiana

Overheard by: Aunt Oblivious

Posted on April 23, 2021
About celebrities, Feelings, Gossip, Guys, Indiana, Kids, Moms, Penis, Sensory experiences, Sexuality, Weirdness

Her Weight Gain Cowed the Electorate Into Submission

Mom to five-year-old: I don't like Oprah Winfrey, because it's her fault Obama is President.

Denver, Colorado

Overheard by: David Leech

Posted on April 6, 2021
About celebrities, Colorado, Gripes, Kids, Moms, Politics, Stupidity

Now I Go to the Nursing Home and Do That to Grandma

Mom passing rows of whole fish: When I was a little girl, I used to poke their raw eyeballs with my finger!
Little boy: Wow!

Pike Market
Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: wow indeed

Posted on January 17, 2021
Animals, Body parts, Default, Hands, Kids, Memory lane, Moms, Tourist attractions, Washington, Weirdness

Not Until You Figure Out Which Wire to Clip, Sweetie.

Mother: Just sit there a minute. I need to go say goodbye to Jamie*.
Three-year-old boy, buckled into stroller, trying to stand: Let me out of this booby trap!

County Fair
San Diego, California

Overheard by: Cat

Posted on January 16, 2021
California, Kids, Moms, Offspring, Parenting, Wishes

From the Runaway Best-Seller Is My Child Goth?

Mother to two laughing children running down sidewalk: Get back here! Hold her hand! Get back here right this instant! [Catches them and grabs their hands, pulling them back towards their house, pointing at a nearby car.] That car is sitting there. What if that man would have backed out and hit you?! What if he couldn’t have seen you? What then?
Four-year old boy: Then hooray! Hooray!

Los Angeles, California