Parents

Girl: So why didn't your dad like Giuliani again?
Boy: I think it was the casual fascism.

–72nd St & West End

Conductor: Next stop, Lexington.
Four-year-old girl, cutting him off: Shut up! Shut up!
Mother: Who are you tellin to shut up?
Four-year-old girl: That man! We *know* where we is!
Conductor: Please stand clear of the closing doors.
Four-year-old girl: We know! This ain't the first time we rode a train, sir!

–N Train

Mother: When you go into the stall do not sit down on that toilet seat!
Girl: OK, Mommy.

Mother closes the door and goes into the next stall.

Girl: Mommy?
Mother: Yes?
Girl: I’m sittin’ all over this toilet!
Mother: Girl, I told you not to sit on that toilet!

–Wendy’s ladies room, W. 34th and 8th Ave

Daughter: You’re always humming that McDonalds song.
Mother: Huh?
Daughter: You know…”da da da da da I’m loooovin’ it.”
Mother: No, honey. Goldfinger. *Ba ra ba rum*
Daughter: Oh.

–Central Park

Meathead: I want to get the Jesus fish tattooed on my back with the Greek letters in it. But my Mom even has a problem with that!

–D train

Ma: She said, “OK, Mommy!”. She took it like an angel. She’s really good at taking medicine.

–D train

Mom: I don’t know. I think you have to be, like, 21 to go to outer space.

–83rd & Amsterdam

A six-year-old stops coughing and asks: Mommy, why did you cover my mouth?

–Q Train

Small boy zipping by on scooter: What's that word again?
Mother, following behind him: “Conspiracy.”
Small boy: Tax conspiracy!

–Prospect Heights, Brooklyn

Overheard by: Katie Naum

Father: Okay, girls, get your hairspray and turquoise eyeliner.
Daughter: Why?
Father: We're going to Staten Island!

–Hudson & Christopher

Overheard by: Seonachan

Father: I don't even want to know how many calories this burger has.
Young daughter: What's a calorie?
Father: A calorie is a unit of flavor.

–Five Guys Burgers, Brooklyn