when i was a kid, I over heard my parents talking about condoms with each other. I asked them what they were and they said they were ballons that a man ties to his penis to trap the sperm. I didnt know what they ment by attached, so i figured that the man ties a string on his penis and fills a balloon with helium. I didnt make much sence

you dont know my name

I used to think condoms were just the rim and then elastic latex. I didn't know it had the shape of a penis so I always wondered how men kept condoms on their penises. I thought there was some latch that you hook onto yourself to keep it up.

Serina

My parents were quite liberal and they simply told me the truth about sex from an early age, when I asked where babies came from. I remember being shown a children's sex education book with a cartoon of a man and woman copulating. I was already aware of the mechanics of menstruation by the time I was 5 or so, so the sight of a tampon never puzzled me. But for some strange reason my parents never mentioned condoms to me until I was about 14. When I found a condom for the first time I knew it had to do with sex, but it took me several years to figure out how it actually works. During that time I believed you were supposed to swallow it like a pill.

Anon

For some reason, I always used to think condoms and condiments were the same thing. So whenever someone asked if I'd like any condiments on my hot dog I would just laugh and say no.

Kerry

when i was little i was at my sisters friends house with her and my sis and my brother and we were outside and i saw a condom laying on the ground and i asked my brother what it was and he said you put it one your thumb when you shoot a gun so u dont get blisters

Anon

In sex ed, we were talking about condoms, and a student (not me) rasied his hand and said "I know what those are, my parents live in one"

Becca

When I was 14 I found the rubber finger bandage (that you roll it on your wounded finger to keep bacteria out) in the first-aid kit. I thought they were mini-condoms for men with small penises. I was angry at my 55 years old parents for still having sex at that age. I stomped out of the bathroom with a bunch of those in my hands and told them "I know what these are! I'm throwing those mini-condoms away!" My mom took a really good laugh and told me they are just for her injuried fingers!

Tatiana

I used to believe that condom machine dispener in restroom at gas station was candy machine that dispenses special rubber candy called "Durex". I brought one and put the red, cherry flavored condom in my mouth. It tasted so good and I chewed for a bit then swallowed it. Years later after I learned what condoms are, I was in a shock that I ate one!

Brent

when I was younger I used to believe that men had to wear condoms everyday all the time so they would be ready at any time for a lady.

anonymos