Kids

Young boy excitedly walking out of the ocean with father: Mom! It's still so early in the morning and I already almost drowned!

–Jones Beach, New York

Overheard by: jt

Flabby mom in bikini, having picture taken with three kids: Honey, come stand in front of mommy's tummy.

–Penfield Beach, Fairfield, Connecticut

Flabby mom in bikini, having picture taken with three kids: Honey, come stand in front of mommy's tummy.

–Penfield Beach, Fairfield, Connecticut

Kid: Wouldn't it suck if you had a boogie board with razor blades on it? It'd be like weeeee-aahhhhhhhh!

–Santa Monica, California

Seven-year-old, loudly: What do you mean nana doesn't vote Democrat?!

–Cape May, New Jersey

Overheard by: The RJP

Little girl #1: Britney*, what are you doing?
Little girl #2: Building sand boobies.
Little girl #1: You know, you can turn the boobies into testicles and we can make a giant sand penis.
Little girl #2: Okay, cool.

–Biloxi, Mississippi

Overheard by: Lori Lou Who

Three-year-old girl, swaying her hips: Mommy, do I look like a teenager?

–Fire Island, New York

Small child to mother as they watch hermit crabs: Mommy, are these the same kind of crabs Daddy brought home before we left?

–Biloxi, Mississippi

Overheard by: Rick

Lifeguard: What happened to your toenail?
Little boy: A monster carried it off a while ago. Around kindergarten, I think.

–Long Beach, California

Overheard by: Super Sexy Woman

Delighted five-year-old: Mommy! Mommy! A fish!
Mom: What is it?
Delighted five-year-old: A fish! In the water!
Mom: Oh, you see a fish? Is he swimmin’?
Delighted five-year-old: No! He’s dead!

–Clove Lake Park, Staten Island