i used to believe that tampons were individual wrapped, disposible curlers.
then, after i had actually seen one unwrapped, i thought it was a candle.

Ducki

my little sister used to believe than period pads gave her super powers.

wacko zacho

when i was little, i used to be so scared of starting my period, cos i thought that it was continuous and you never stopped bleeding, i was so relieved when i found out it only happened for a few days every month!!!

kim

I used to believe that girls had periods because there was a sexist psychopatch who stabbed them in their genitals while they were asleep. D:

Dakata

My mum told me that only married women used tampons(!)........I used to believe that you had to show your marriage certificate to buy them....My mum was a firm believer in the 'no sex before marriage' dogma!!!

Jill

my little sister (7) found my pads today and thought that you put them over your nose at night to stop snoring

Anon

My best friend once told me she couldn't wear a tampon because "she wouldn't be a virgin anymore" I started crying because I thought that meant I had lost my virginity.

Toolchick101

I read about a girl getting her period in a book. When I asked my sister what it was, she said it's when you pee blood. Close, I guess. Somehow I got the impression that you had your period for seven days, then had one day of relief, followed by another seven days.... Yeah, my mom had a good laugh while explaining THAT.

Older and less confused

When I was about 7, before I knew what a period was, I was at my friend's house and she tried to explain what it was. Well, turns out she wasn't so good at it. She told me that if my mom had pads or tampons under the sink, she was never gonna have a baby again. My mom was pregnant at the time and I was really scared that the baby would die. When I heard the news that my mom was in labor, I was a wreck. The worst hours of my life ended when we got the phone call that I had a new little brother. I still have my friend to thank for that little scare!

Anon

when i was 5 i use to believe that tampons were little rocket ships that moms kept in their purses to entertain their kids. so whenever i saw one in my moms purse i would open it up and push it throught till it dropped on the floor. i use to do this in the middle of stores, with company over, anytime i found one. And if my mom didnt see me do it, id just drop it on the floor and leave it there

kelli Anne

when my brother was about 7, at a party. He went into one room where a mature cartoon show was on. On the show young boys, got their periods. (which we all know isnt possible). anyway my dad and i are talking outside, when my brother comes up behind my dad and says" dad, when am i going to get my period?" of course i was completely mortified. my dad then explained the whole thing to him. and i make fun of him to this day

Kelli Anne

I used to belive that when you put on a tampon, you stick the whole thing in, including the aplicator!

Carolyn

i saw my mum's pads, and when i asked what they were she told me: "diapers for adults." i felt so proud of myself that my baby brother and my mum wore diapers but i didn't.

Oops!

when i was about nine, i was playing at my cousins house in one of our favorite climbing trees and my brother did or said something to make me mad so, being the drama queen i was got on my cousins bike and started to pettle down the hill when the chain popped, so i couldnt stop and was going too fast to jump off. Needless to say i ended up crashing into the side of the house. That night when i got home i was changing for bed and thaught i was herniating. I started to cry and my older sister explained that it was just my peroid. To this day i think of that crash once every month!

Anon

My mum got me some books on periods and growing up and the like from the library when I was about that age, and since they were a little out of date I assumed I would have to get a belt and pad get-up like our mothers used to have to wear.

Anon

When , as a boy, I first started to hear about the strange phenomena of "periods" I assumed that women all had their monthly cycle on exactly the same day. Yes, all 3 billion...

Martin