Mom: It’s not the holidays now.
Little girl: Why?
Mom: Holidays are only some of the time. The rest of the year, it’s
just regular days.
Little girl: Why?
Mom: ‘Cause that’s how God made it.
–Bryant Park
Overheard by: Angry Atheist
Mom: It’s not the holidays now.
Little girl: Why?
Mom: Holidays are only some of the time. The rest of the year, it’s
just regular days.
Little girl: Why?
Mom: ‘Cause that’s how God made it.
–Bryant Park
Overheard by: Angry Atheist
Very young misbehaving child: But mommy! I really want it!
Annoyed mother: If you don't behave, I'm going to delete all the music off your iPod!
–H&M 35th & 7th
Overheard by: Marissa Pelly
Child screaming: Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!
Stranger to father: Kids, huh?
Father: He's lucky his mom's pro-life.
–Times Square
Little boy, looking up at animatronic T-Rex: Look! I want to sit on its head!
Mother: I want to feed you to it!
–Toys R Us, Times Square
Overheard by: Lea
Little boy: Why do I have to pee in a cup?
Mom: For a test.
Little boy: For a test? Do I have to drink it?
–A train
Little girl: Mommy, that guy has a puppy in his car!
Mommy: How many times do I have to tell you that is the first temptation to kidnap you, stupid!
–Astoria
Overheard by: GeeGoo
Little boy: Mom? Can I have this gum? I haven’t had this in years!
Mom: “Years”? You’re only 5!
–Duane Reade, 49th & 9th
Boy, holding fistful of brown substance to mom's face: Smell it!
Mom: No.
Boy: Smell it!
Mom: No.
Boy: Smell it!
Mom: No.
–W 12th & 8th Ave
Overheard by: NYC Maven
Little girl: …but Mom!
Mom: Say it one more time, motherfucker!
–Pathmark, Cherry Street
Dad to four-year-old son: Okay, this is our stop.
Four-year-old son: I hate life.
Dad: What?
Four-year-old son: I hate life.
–1 Train
Overheard by: RAF
