Mom to young boy being polite to strangers: Come on, Christopher! Let’s go! People can hold the door open for themselves!
–Barnes & Noble, 7th Ave, Brooklyn
Mom to little son: You think you can do whatever you want?! You came outta my pussy, I sure as hell didn’t come outta yours!
–Magic Johnson Theater, Harlem
Angry dad pulling five-year-old son away from ‘Imagine’ circle: That’s for John Lennon, not for you!
–John Lennon Memorial, Central Park
Overheard by: For Cereal.
Angry mother to six-year-old girl: Kids get murdered! Kids get raped! Life is not free!
–125th St station, 4/5/6 platform
Overheard by: MissPinkKate
Father to three-year-old son: You pinky-promised you wouldn’t act like a bastard!
–Bronx Zoo
Overheard by: Y G B S M
Mom with screaming kids: Come over here! Come over here and pick out which soap you want, because it’s going in your mouth!
–D’Agostino
Overheard by: dank
Mother to four-year-old son: Rodney! Leave that lady alone. She don’t want you. [Grabs son’s arm] I should have read the fine print when I adopted you.
–Jerome & Clinton