Parenting

Woman with three young daughters: Okay girls, we're spies… On the search for sparkly heels. Look everywhere!

Newbury Street
Boston, Massachusetts

Mom: No! We do not throw balls at people! Do not ever let me catch you throwing a ball!

Toy Store
Houston, Texas

Overheard by: huh?

Obese little girl, singing: Where'd you get your body from? I got it from my mama! I got it from my mama!
Really obese mother: Shhh!

Charlestown
NSW
Australia

Obese teenager to mom: I wish I had an ice cream maker built into my steering wheel.
Mother: Stop.

Mobile, Alabama

Mother to four-year-old daughter: You're forgetting mummy is mummy and not daddy. Daddy is the one who cares.

Target
Australia

Dad to eight-year-old son: Well, stop giving people wedgies and they'll stop throwing rocks at you.

Edmonton
Canadia

Overheard by: Christina M.

Five-year-old boy to mom: Does it feel weird to have a vagina?
Mom: Well, I've had one my whole life, so it feels normal to me.
Five-year-old boy: I wish I knew what it felt like to have one!
Mom: I'm pretty sure you'll be a member of the LGBT community anyway, so maybe you'll find out.
Five-year-old boy: What's LGBT?
Mom: You'll find out soon enough, honey.
Five-year-old boy: That sounds really cool!

Roseville, California

Overheard by: Nature vs Nurture

Mother: Take off your backpack and put it on your lap.
Five-year-old boy: No.
Mother: Put your backpack on your lap.
Five-year-old boy: No! It will hurt my balls.

Streetcar
Toronto
Canadia

Mother: Hey kids, look at that woman. She's puking!
Kid: Mom, it's rude to point!
Mother: Move, she'll puke on you too!

Magic Kingdom
Orlando, Florida

Overheard by: lolcopter

Dad: Okay kids, here's a penny for each of you! Throw it in the fountain and make a wish! Mark*, what did you wish for?
Mark*: A cupcake!
Dad: Okay! Joe*, what did you wish for?
Joe*: A garbage can!

Zoo
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania