I Also Learned How to Do the Time Warp!

Little girl: I learned how to make a man!
Mom: A man?!
Little girl: Yes!
Mom: Did you learn that in school?
Little girl: Yes.
Mom: Can you make one for me?

New York City, New York

Overheard by: Mollena

Posted on July 13, 2015
Default, Education, Kids, Moms, New York, Pregnancy

Seriously, How Do You People Live There Without Giggling?

Soccer mom: I'm sorry, but if I were your neighbor, I would not share an opossum with you!

Nail Salon
Cumming, Georgia

Posted on July 10, 2015
Animals, Georgia, Gripes, Moms, Weirdness

Don't Worry – I Left My Pocket Knife at Home.

Three-year-old boy to mom, noticing police officers nearby: Don't do anything bad while you're here. Okay, mom?
Mom: Okay.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/319181011/its-going-to-be-hard.html

Overheard by: an amused barista.

Posted on July 9, 2015
Crimes, Kids, Moms, Offers and requests, Overheard in Minneapolis, Parenting, Weirdness

It Had a Face and the Face Looked at Me

Mom: Did you see his armpit?
Teen daughter: No. (pause) Oh, I saw it!
Mom: See? See?

Portland, Oregon

Posted on July 9, 2015
Body parts, Default, Girls, Moms, Oregon, Questions, Teens, Weirdness

Or at Least Oprah

Mother: I’m going to sell you to the zoo.
Child: No, sell me to Jesus!

Billings, Montana

Overheard by: Amber

Posted on July 7, 2015
Jesus, Kids, Moms, Montana

I Recycled Your Sister Without Batting an Eye

Little girl: You don’t like me!
Mother: If I didn’t like you, I’d throw you in the dumpster.

North Branford, Connecticut

Posted on July 5, 2015
Compare and contrast, Connecticut, Default, Feelings, Girls, Kids, Moms, Parenting, Threats, Weirdness

An Equation That Changes After Puberty

Mom to young daughter: No, you don't get a lollipop just because you're wearing underwear.

Dulwich Village
London
England

Overheard by: Didn't get a lollipop either

Posted on July 4, 2015
England, Food, Kids, Moms, Parenting, Undies

Porky Pig Has Some 'Splaining to Do

Mom to six-year-old: I'm not buying this whole “selective stuttering” thing.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Posted on July 3, 2015
Family ties, Kids, Maladies, Moms, Parenting, Wisconsin

But Play-Doh, If Eaten, Can Become Poop

Mom to four-year-old's horrified babysitter: Poop is not play-doh. That's the lesson we learned today.

Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania

Posted on July 3, 2015
Compare and contrast, Default, Kids, Moms, Pennsylvania, Poop, Toys

With Hitler and People Who Smell Tied for Third

Mom, doing mock interview of five-year-old for their journal: Okay, who is your least favorite person?
Five-year-old: Saddam Hussein, and the girl at school with the bent chin.

Maryland

Overheard by: Brittany

Posted on July 2, 2015
Default, Family ties, Kids, Maryland, Moms, Politics, Questions, Women

Moms

Don't Worry – I Left My Pocket Knife at Home.