When I was lil I believed that you developed *ahem* breasts as soon as you put a bra on, and it didn't matter if you were a male or a female. I was sOo convinced of this because every night when my mom or aunt would take their bras off before they went to bed -it would appear that their boobs had shrunk!! I still believed this even after I got my first training bra - I would REFUSE to take it off before I went to bed, because I wanted my boobs to be big and I didn't want them to ever shrink. It took me YEARS to realize that my mom and aunt were wearing push-up or padded bras!!

Disappearing bOob trickster

I was told that when you "do the deed" by yourself, you grow hairy palms. Funny thing is I was 17 when they told me, and I looked at my palms. Needless to say everyone got a good laugh at my expense.

ED

I used to believe the little bumps on a womens nipples spelled out "suck here" in braille for blind babies

Bubz

When I was about 2 years old I saw my older brother naked briefly when my mom was putting him in the bath. I was convinced a penis wasn't attached to the body, but rather something boys had to hold between their legs. If they moved their legs apart, it would fall off. No idea how I came to this conclusion.

Anon

My mom was babysitting my cousin who was the same age as me (2) and we were both being potty trained, well when it came his turn to "go" my eyes got so big and i screamed "TIMOTHY HAS A TAIL!" he looked down so seriously at himself then looked back at me like what are you talking about? My mom then try to explain it to me in the best way possible!!

Amber , pittburgh PA

my grandmother taught me what a vagina and a penis was when i was about 3 and i always thought a penis was a peanut and one day i asked if i could have a penis butter and jelly sandwich

Sandwich girl

When my cousin and I were about 10 or 11 we thought that if you rub butter on your chest every day and don't wash it off, it would make your breast grow( we were anxious ). After about a week of horrible body odor and still no breast we were convinced that it was time dump the Parkay and head for the shower.

Akilah

When I was about 8 or 9 I overheard boys at school bragging to one another about their huge penises. "Mine is so big it hangs past my knees!" etc. I was concerned, so I asked my older brother (15) where he put his penis when he went #2. He looked at me confused, so I asked, "Well, does it dangle down in the water and go down the hole, or do you flip it over your shoulder?" I was very mad when he started laughing hysterically. I really thought boys had 3ft long penises.

PrincessD

A friend I had told me once that when she was a kid, she used to think Men had leaves as private parts. She had only seen naked statues...and they all had leaves there.

Anon

I was probably about 6 or 7. I had a small rash a little below my belly button (the button on my pants was nickel, which i was allergic to). When I saw this, I ran into my mom's room yelling "MOM! I'M GROWING A PENIS!" I was quite distressed, for I liked being a girl.

It never grew in

I was on the phone (I was about 5.He was just a boy from my class who I liked and presumed my boyfriend) to my boyfriend and I asked if he had a penis.When he said yes,I was shocked.My mum had told me that only my dad had a penis and that boys only grew them at the age of 20.She only said it to stop me from having sex 'till I was 20,at least,and seeing that the boy I liked was only 5 like me,I was generally shocked.

Lozer

In the fourth grade I was learning about human growth and development and my teacher told us that girls grow boobs when they hit puberty. For the longest time I thought tthat they grew over night and that one day I would wake up with big boobs and everyone would know I hit puberty.

I'm an idiot

When i was about 3(i am a girl) i saw a boys penis and kindy although i didnt know what it was. I went to my mom and asked her if this "girl" had some sort of disease and mom said no, he doesnt have a disease that is his personal "lump" until the 8th grade i thought a boys penis was called a lump. During sex ed. class i was put right and felt embarassed when the teacher said, " and this is the male reporductive organ, the penis." after his sentence i blurted out, " Wat the hell is a penis? Isnt it called a lump?!?!

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