Moms

Wait, Where Are the Kids?

Tourist lady #1: Do you think the melon is any good? Should I give it to the kids?
Tourist man: Why? What’s wrong with it?
Tourist lady #1: It was on the counter earlier for an hour or so.
Tourist lady #2: Oh, no, I’d ask someone else.
Tourist lady #1, loudly, to others in group: Do you think the melon is any good? I’m not sure I should give it to the kids.
Group members: Why? I don’t know if you should! Do the kids like melon? Was it warm when it was out?
Male stranger in line: Are you retahded?! Just give them the fuckin’ melon!

–Crane Beach, Ipswich, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Buhaj

Belinda Calls 'em As She Sees 'em

Guy standing in front of store: I can't believe it! That little girl just said “asshole”! I can't believe it! (gestures at two-year-old inside parked car)
Little girl: Asshole!
Guy: I can't believe it that little girl said “asshole” again!
Mother: Ni-iiice.

–Tampa, Florida

Overheard by: ISPgypsy

Mary Protected Jesus As Long As She Could

Little boy wearing rash guard: Mom, that little boy isn't wearing a shirt.
Mom: Mmm-huh.
Little boy: Why doesn't he have to wear a shirt?
Mom: Because his mom doesn't love him, that's why. He'll get skin cancer and die.

–Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts

Eat it! Eat It, You Round-Eyed Son of a Bitch!

Mom to little boy: If you keep digging that damn hole, a Chinese man is going to pop out and make you eat rice.

–Virginia Beach, Virginia

Overheard by: Sheph

And, for the Last Time, That's Not a Scorpion Bite

30-something mom dragging toddler down path: What do you mean your legs hurt? You're four years old! My legs don't even hurt and I'm like three times your age!

–Bay Shore, Long Island, New York

You Should Only Hit Your Enemies, Your Children, and Iraq

Woman, smacking her son over the head: Don’t hit your friends!

–Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey

Overheard by: Herbie McHebrew

How Jewish Mothers Coddle Their Sons into Gibbering, Bedwetting, Compulsive Masturbators

Mother, dressing son: Wow, your hair dried gorgeously! You’re such a Jew.

–Cape Henlopen, Delaware

Overheard by: KDP

And It's Making Me Feel All Funny, Like When I Climb a Rope in Gym Class

Son (looking at man in Speedo): Mom! Look at that man! He's wearing a bikini without a top!

–Long Island, New York

Daddy Sometimes Doesn't Get Out of Bed for Days, Carnie

Little girl, crying: He’s not coming! He said he was going to come, and now he’s not coming!
Apathetic, topless, overly-tan mom: Go home. Eat something.

–Palavas-les-Flots, France (translated from French)

Overheard by: Christine

It's the Ashes of Dead Mouseketeers

Redneck mother: Where’d all this sand come from?
Redneck daughter: Disney, probably.

–Daytona Beach, Florida

Overheard by: Angela Cimato

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