when i was 6 or 7, my sister's and i were swimming at our great aunt's house. (she's the same age as my mom, so we went to her house quite often and i trusted everything she ever said) well, she told us one day to be aware of the "trail" that you get when you're older. the "trail" was when you were on your period and you weren't wearing a pad. so at the young age of 12, when i first got my period, i told my mom that i didn't want to go swimming one afternoon b/c i was afraid of the "trail". i had to explain to my rather confused mother what that was and who i had learned it from, and she gave both my aunt and me a really hard time about it!
A childhood belief about swimming pools
others believed things like this
- My mom told my sister that if she didn't eat her peas, her period would last for an entire month.— Maya
- I used to think that when you swimming 'Freestyle' was swimming any way you want.Anon
- my Dad told me ice rinks were defrosted every evening and turned into swimming pools— neil
- i used to think my aunt sandra was aunt bannana.Anon
- I was sad for many years because my aunt once told me I would go to hell for farting in church!— Tara
- my aunt told us there was a special chemical in the pool that would turn red if we peed in it.Anon