Things you hear while walking

Today while on a walk with two of my other 21-22 year old female friends, we had some interesting interactions with some youngsters we encountered. First while we were walking we saw two boys coming towards us on the path who were probably in 5th grade I would say. We heard one boy say to the other "Yeah, it's probably going to go right into your bloodstream." Although that was a little off putting, we continued walking hoping that these boy's parents or home was nearby. This is when one of the boys stopped and said, "Can one of you guys help me??" seeming very distressed and worried. This is when we realized that he had a splinter in his finger, and was quite worried about it. My friends and I tried to calm him down a bit, and reassured him that it would not go into his bloodstream right away. We basically told him to go home and deal with it, and that it wouldn't be a problem any time soon. We were not planning on touching some random kid's finger for a splinter, although now I am hoping he lived somewhere close by. My friends and I were wondering why this kid thought it was okay to stop three strangers on a bike path to ask about a splinter. For all he knew, we could have been attempting to abduct him. Don't most kids still live by the rule to not talk to strangers? It was then that we realized we were all wearing sneakers and athletic-type clothing. Did he think we were moms, and that it was then okay to talk to us?? Needless to say, I am not sure how I feel about being mistaken for a mom. On this same walk we also encountered a young girl that got our attention by saying, "Hey, y'all!!" We weren't sure what to think about this either, but decided that we need to stop dressing quite so much like moms, or find cooler and hipper places to go for our walks.