Moms

Little kid to mom: You smell!
Mom: Yeah, that’s New York in the summer.

–Penn Station

Overheard by: Cody

Daughter: I feel bad for you, but not that bad.
Mother: You're a little bitch, honey.
Daughter: You just called me a bitch!
Mother: But I said “honey” afterward.

–Kane St

Mom to screaming child: Shut the fuck up!
Man: Yeah, keep telling your kid ‘Shut the fuck up’ so he can grow up and steal my car someday.

–6 train

Overheard by: ChickyWang

Black boy: This hobo offered me some weed today on the train.
Mother: Did you take it?
Black boy: Yeah. She kinda looked like grandma.

–Jamaica Center, Parsons Blvd & Archer Ave

Mom Just Will Not Quit

Mom: I wish you were gay.
Adult son: So I would dress better?
Mom: So I’d have an excuse to hate you.

–L train

Mother: What do you mean by “she's obsessed with him”?
Five-year-old daughter: Cause she's all like…up his butt!

–Staten Island

Overheard by: Green Star

Mom: What was it we needed to do again?
Daughter: Get pepper for the zombies.
Mom: Oh, yes, right.

–5th Ave

Five-year-old boy to mother: It smells like penis in here!
Embarrassed mother: “Peanuts”. Honey, you mean “peanuts”.
Five-year-old boy: No. Penis! (points to his crotch)

–Duane Reade in Penn Station

Overheard by: Dawn D.

Mom: I'm not made of money, you know!
Kid: You look like you are.
Mom: Well, I'm not.

–Strand Bookstore

Overheard by: she didn't look like she was…

Little boy: Mommy, I want this!
Mom: Do you want Santa to bring it for you?
Little boy: No, I want you to get it now.

–FAO Schwarz, 5th Avenue

Overheard by: CMC