Rewind twenty-odd years to a little boy learning about astrological signs. Cancer, the crab -- check. Leo, the lion -- check. Virgo, the... what? Virgin? What the heck is that? Well, the picture in the book is of a young and attractive young lady, so that's what a virgin must be.
Some months/years later, the word "virgin" came up in a conversation with my sister (a year older than I.) She accused me of not even knowing what the word meant. I indignantly said, "Yes I do, it's a pretty woman!" I was very embarrassed when she corrected me.
A childhood belief about virginity
others believed things like this
- When i was young, I thought being a virgin meant you were from Virginia.— Marcy
- i used to think a virgin was a type of nun because of the 'Virgin Mary' being religous!!!Anon
- I thought that being a virgin meant you were having sex constantly and living in Virgina.Anon
- When i was about 9 or 10 some one asked me if i was a virgin and i said no i'm a scorpio...— Muppet
- i was once told that a virgin was someone who had sex with a man from another country!Anon
- My mom once told me that if you only had sisters, you were a virgin.Anon