Mom to little boy, walking past a toy store: Look, it's a Madeline Doll!
Boy: But I don't like Madeline, she's French! Ewwww!
–Park Slope
Overheard by: smart kid
Mom to little boy, walking past a toy store: Look, it's a Madeline Doll!
Boy: But I don't like Madeline, she's French! Ewwww!
–Park Slope
Overheard by: smart kid
Park Slope mom: What did you do in science class today?
Five-year-old girl: You do not want to know.
–F Train
Overheard by: Russ Wall
Mom: Look at you! Why are your shoes so dirty? I told you that white sneakers were a bad idea…
Son: Whatever, saddlebags…
Mom: Excuse me?
Son: Let's be honest, mother. Those pants are not doing any justice to your hips.
–Central Park Zoo
Overheard by: Listening with amazement
Mother wagging finger, scolding son: I'm very disappointed in you!
Six-year-old son: Mommy, don't get mad at me, we were only trying to break each other's bones.
–W11th St & 7th Ave
Overheard by: Julie
Little girl: I hate fish.
Mom (very seriously): You do not hate fish. They have never done anything to you. You may not like eating fish, but you do not hate them.
–SoHo
Teenage girl: What stop do we get off at again?
Mom: Brick Church.
Teenage girl: What?
Mom: Brick Church.
Teenage girl: Brick?
Mom: Yes, as in “I want to throw a brick at you.”
–Penn Station
Overheard by: Sharing the Same Sentiment
Young boy to mother: You poop too much. You poop all the time.
Mother: But everyone poops all the time. It's good to poop. People who don't poop are in trouble because they are constipated.
–Food Coop, Park Slope
Overheard by: Sometimes I'm in trouble too
Mother to preteen daughter: Okay, just leave me alone now until we get in the air.
Daughter: Do you wanna hold my hand?
Mother: No, I don't wanna hold your hand. I have plenty of drugs and I just need to get in the zone.
–Inside Plane, LaGuardia
Overheard by: Pete
Bratty tourist child #1: Ow, she's hitting me! She's hitting me in my head!
Overwhelmed mom: Brittany*! Brittany*, stop that! Why would you do that?
Bratty tourist child #2, shoving #1: But mom, mom, she ignorant!
–Starbucks, 53rd & Broadway
Tourist mom: Oh, look, it's a rat! Come here kids, look, it's a rat!
Tourist kid: Eww, its gross!
Tourist mom: Remember this, this is an authentic New York City experience. See, aren't you glad we missed that subway?
–Bowling Green Station
Overheard by: Guy
