Parenting

Little boy: This is boring!
Mom: You know what? Life is boring if you make it that way.

Katonah Train Station
New York City, New York

Overheard by: lisa

Harried mom: Get off the stage now! It’s time to go!
Obstinate toddler: No!
Harried mom: Who’s the boss of you?
Obstinate toddler: …you.
Harried mom: And who’s the boss of me?
Obstinate toddler: Daddy!
Harried mom: No!

Barnes & Noble
Plantation, Florida

Overheard by: That Bookseller Chick

Mother, shouting at her child: You get mad at me for the things I don’t do, and you never appreciate the things I do do!
Little girl: Hahaha, you said doodoo!

Los Angeles, California

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

Blond boy: Mommy, what do llamas eat?
Mother: Little blond boys.
Blond boy, knowingly: Ohhh…

Waterloo Park
Ontario
Canadia

Overheard by: Kelsey

Latina: … And so she taught her nephews how to put condoms on by having them practice putting them on her vibrator!
Boy toy: What the fuck? How old are they?
Latina: Eleven.

UCLA, Charles E. Young Drive
Los Angeles, California

Small boy: Dad! Dad! Can I have that?
Father: I've told you before, craving leads to attachment.

Toy Shop
Eastern Suburbs, Sydney
Australia

Little girl to mom: But I am getting real good! Yesterday I didn't get any poop on my hand!

Public Restroom
Iceland

Very well-behaved boy: Mom, I have been so good lately, can I please get a toy?
Very patient mom: Do you have any money?
Very well-behaved boy: Um… no, but you do. I looked in your wallet this morning.
Very patient mom: That's snooping!
Very well-behaved boy: Well, daddy does it all the time!

Salem, New Hampshire

Overheard by: Jenna

Little boy, pointing to tourist: Mom! I can't get on because the American will eat me!

Philippines