Moms

Trailer trash mom to bow-legged child: Stop walkin’ like you got turds!

All Star Movies Resort, Disney World
Florida

Overheard by: Stitch Fan

Mother to misbehaving five-year-old: Knock it off! I just got you a pedicure!

Forever 21
Lynnwood, Washington

Little girl in bathroom: But Mommy, I’m working on a really big poop!
Embarrassed mother: Honey, everyone in the bathroom does not need to hear that!

Boston Pizza, 50th Street
Edmonton, Alberta
Canadia

Mom: This is ridiculous! Why are you crying?
Wailing four-year-old: Because I have no reason left to live!

701 Russell Avenue
Gaithersburg, Maryland

Mom to little boy: Son, come get in this car right now and I’ll give you your glue…

Annapolis Mall
Maryland

Overheard by: Lila K

Kid: Hey, where does the line start?
Mom: All the way over there.
Kid: Dear God. My glasses have fooled me yet again!

Kohl’s
Howell, New Jersey

Mom, oblivious to sons sliding on ice through parking lot: So, I guess we want a tree that’s really tall, but not too wide…
Lady, wincing every time boys slide near a moving car: Wow, those two must be a handful, huh?
Mom: Oh, yeah. Actually, I have three, but the youngest is at home because he broke his neck and he’s too hard to cart around.

Syracuse, New York

Little boy wearing necklace: Mom, can I change my name to ‘Elizabeth’?
Frazzled mom: No, I told you — that’s a girl’s name, and you’re a boy.
Little boy: Well, can I change to a girl?
Frazzled mom: Not until you’re eighteen.

Wegmans
Rochester, New York

Five-year-old girl running through aisles: Mommy?! Mommy?!
Mother: Mommy die. Mommy go bye-bye. Mommy drowned. Mommy go kill herself.

Payless Shoes
Huntington Beach, California

Child, about diorama: Mommy, is that real?
Mother: No, it’s all lies. Let’s go.

Museum
Washington, DC