Parenting

Mom with eight-month-old to other parents with small child: Yeah, I've already told his dad he's going to have to give him some sort of remedial breast lessons when he's older…he's bad with the boobies.

Portland, Oregon

Overheard by: Raina

Teenage girl #1 in high school bathroom: I'm excited that I'm pregnant, it just sucks that I'll have to give up drinking.
Teenage girl #2: Why? I didn't!

Indianapolis, Indiana

Overheard by: not surprised

Mother: Do you know about the tooth fairy?
Toddler: Yeah!
Mother: No, you don't.

Fleetwood, New York

Overheard by: Deek

Daughter at video store: What about this one, mom?
Mom: You pick crap! I'm getting you an animated movie!

Rodanthe, North Carolina

Dad to kid: Come back here, or I'll have to beat you!
Kid, indignant: You can't beat me! I'm a belly button!

Wal-Mart
Pasco, Washington

Girl: Your child is adorable.
Proud father: Yes, she's so fluffy and absorbent!

Yarmouth, Maine

Overheard by: Jade

Guy: Dude, it's not like you can get Botox while you're breastfeeding.
Girl: Why not?

Zeitgeist Bar
San Francisco, California

Fat black woman to son running away: Don't make me go African American on your ass, now get back here!

Shafer Dining
Richmond, Virginia

Overheard by: Lacy

Mom: Then I'd have to kill you.
Daughter: Why?
Mom: Because that's my job as a mother.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/391884301/she-used-to-have-two-kids.html

Overheard by: glad I'm not her daughter

College girl #1: And I want to see babies running around soon.
College girl #2: Yeah, I definitely want children. I'm *so* horny. I want babies.
College girl #1: Yeah, they're starting to grow on me. I mean, I definitely want kids. And I want to be a young mom, like I want to have kids by 25. I don't want to be one of those moms who just throw their kids outside and tell them to have fun.

Washington, DC

Overheard by: Danielle