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Today, My Son, You Are a New Yorker.

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

  • Posted on December 8, 2014
  • Dads, Depressed, Gripes, Kids, On the Subway, Parents, Should've Used a Condom
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