When I used the loo at my mum's work cafeteria (I would be about 8-9)there was a notice in the ladies - 'please place all sanitary ware in the incinerator provided' which was outside the loos near the sinks. I came out with my litttle 'bag' of used toilet tissue and placed it into the burner. This must have amused the other ladies as they watched me, exchanging knowing looks at each other. I never caught on until I had been told about periods and then could have died with embarassment. For years after, if I smelt that awful burning smell only associated with those burners it would remind me of my innocence.
A childhood belief about periods
others believed things like this
- I used to think that the sound after the toilet was flushed was ladies singingAnon
- We were told at school by the evil dinner ladies that apple pips contained arsenic.....Anon
- I thought the lyrics to "Single Ladies" were "If you liked it, then you should've put your name on it."Anon
- I used to believe that the reason ladies had big bouffant hairdos was that their heads were shaped that way.— Bea
- I thought that the role of Lollipop ladies was to give out lollies. Shame!— Helen
- when I saw those prepare to meet thy god signs I thought they were beauty parlours for religous ladies only!— knuckles