Moms

A mom points to the window of a sex shop, at a jacked mannequin wearing a mask and feather boa. She says: Hey honey, maybe that’s what you could be for Halloween.
Little boy: No, Mommy. I want to be a fireman.

–Christopher Street

Overheard by: Jon

Little girl: Mommy, I’m getting wet! I don’t want to get wet!
Mommy: Yeah? Well, I’m getting wet too, Samantha! That’s life!

–116th & Lexington

Overheard by: JMP

Girl: Is your package big?
Guy: …I don’t know…depends on what my mom ordered.

–116th & Broadway

Overheard by: Bowserhsu

Woman: Nigga, where you goin’?
Boy: Mom, action figures!
Woman: Nigga, the action figures is right here!

–Toys R’ Us, Times Square

Girl: Mom, how long do you think the turtle will live?
Mother: What do I look like, a fucking turtle connoisseur?

–Canal & West Broadway

Overheard by: David Kopach

Little girl: Mommy, I gotta go diarrhea!
Mom: Not all poo-poo is diarrhea, you know.

–Museum of Natural History

Mom: I don’t know why you brought me here. You know there’s nothing here that I can eat.
Chick: What about the steak, Mom? I thought you like steak?
Mom: Goddamn it! You know I forgot my teeth!

–Ruth’s Chris Steak House, W. 51st Street

Candidate lady: Hi! I’m running for City Council. I like your shirt. What does the C on it stand for?
Preppy girl: It stands for Crunk.

–1st & Houston

Son: What are they handing out?
Mom: They are trying to get people to vote for them.
Son: For Survivor?

–95th & 3rd

Little girl: I thought your mom wore really short skirts and see-through shirts.
Mother: No, that’s your other grandmother.

–F train

Mom: I’d hate to drop dead of a heart attack, but I’d rather it be at Six Flags.

–W train