When I was around 10,my mother tried to explain about menstruation, and she was on about period this, period that.It being a new word in my dictionary,the discovery channel gave me a freight, as low and behold, the pyramids of Egypt were on tele..I ran to my mother crying thinking that i was going to have one of those happening to me!
A childhood belief about periods

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that you had to be on your period to get pregnant........— Tricia
- HA! I used to think when you got your period, you would just pee blood...I wish it was like that...if only.Anon
- i used to think that had to wear diapers when you were on your period— Jess
- I used to believe that if you went swimming after you got your first period, then you could get pregnant. — Mel
- I used to beleive that a period was when your boobs grew— sarah
- i used to believe that when u got ur period it was continuous and carried on until you died — ze bledzing laydz