Kids

Soccer coach: You have to kick from your shoelaces.
Girl #1: I don’t have any laces!
Girl #2 with mismatched shoes: Do you like my shoes?

–P.S. 158, 77th & York

Overheard by: Jen

Little boy: How come every time you come around, my London, London Bridge…
Father: I told you, I don’t like that song. Stop singing it.
Little boy: …wanna go down, like London, London, London…
Father: If you don’t stop singing it, I’ll kill you.
Little boy: …wanna go down, like London, London, London…
Father: That’s it, I killed you. You’re dead. No one can see you now.
Little boy: I can’t be dead. I have to pee.

–Uptown 2 train

Overheard by: Ashwini

Pregnant woman: I’m going to have a little girl, just like you.
Little girl: Oh! How nice for you. You must be very happy.

–Starbucks, 102nd & Broadway

Overheard by: Todd

Thug in cuffs: Yo, da ba-dunk-a-dunk is constimatutionally protected!
Undercover cop: Yes, but this is child pornography.

–Houston & West

Overheard by: Nick Dempsey

Mom: Zacky! Where your ass at?
Small boy: Nowhere.
Mom: Yeah it is!

–Times Square

Mom: Why don’t you go and help your uncle fix the car?
Young girl: Excuse me… I’m not a screwdriver and I’m not a mechanic.

–Astoria

Little boy: That’s not art!
Mom: Shhh… some people think so.
Little boy: Nope, not art.

–Whitney Museum, 5th floor

Overheard by: didn’t think it was art either

Young boy, singing: I love you! You love me! We’re as happy as two can be!
Mother: I’ll show you how much I fucking love you!

–D train, Fordham Rd

Overheard by: horrified

Girl: But I don’t wanna be a geisha.
Mother: We’ll talk about it when we get home.

–55th between 2nd & 3rd

Overheard by: Chris Evans

Mother, pointing at poster: Now, who has a hat?
Toddler: Keith Richards.
Mother: Yes, Keith Richards has a hat. Good observation!

–7th Ave & 5th St, Park Slope