Moms

Grandma: She doesn't need those…she's getting too big for baby clothes.
Mom: I know, but I don't want her to be too big for baby clothes! I just want her to stay little and not start talking…or moving.

Shop
Buffalo, New York

Mother (giving four-year-old a children’s bible): Here, find Jesus for mommy.

Doctor’s Office
Ashland, Kentucky

Overheard by: Lola

Mum to small son: Stay with mummy or someone might take you.
Son, very excitedly: And eat me?

Target
Australia

Soccer mom: Oh great, it's raining. Now we can't eat fudgesicles outside.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Overheard by: Natalie

Mom: Does Mommy look fat in this?
Toddler: Yes!
Mom: No! You’re supposed to say no!
Toddler: [Silence.]

Target
Moreno Valley, California

Overheard by: Lisa

Mom singing to two small boys and a baby in stroller: One, two, three, four! We’re going to the panty store! We’re going to the panty store! We’re going to the panty store!

Victoria’s Secret
Winchester, Virginia

Overheard by: Joanna

White mother to white toddler son: You're going to be black by the time we leave!

Grand Sierra Resort Pool
Reno, Nevada

Mom to girls at bar: You two are so cute. [To daughter’s friend] So, do you swing both ways?
Friend: Uhhh…
Daughter: Just ignore my mother. She’s really drunk and thinks I need a date.
Mom: I’m just trying. Do you think I don’t care about you?

Louisville, Kentucky

Teenage daughter: Mom, I have a plan for my future.
Mother: And what's that?
Teenage daughter: Save someone's life so they are indebted to me and will buy me the complete Twilight Zone boxed set.
Mother: Between this and your brother who I haven't seen in four days, I don't think I screwed up at all.

Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Overheard by: Julia

Whiny three-year-old: Mom! I'm hungry! I'm huuuungryyyyy!
Mother (calmly, without missing a beat): Well, you should probably shut up.

Target
Wausau, Wisconsin