I'd once heard maxi pads referred to as "feminine napkins", so for a while I used to think that when I got my period I would have to put a dinner napkin down my pants.
A childhood belief about periods
others believed things like this
- My brother used to believe a feminine napkin was something only women could blow their noses with.Anon
- i thought that my mom used to pee on her maxi padsAnon
- I used to think that maxi pads were big band-aids.— Keesha
- I used to believe that maxi pads were worn backwards with the sticky side on your.....tutu.Anon
- My kids seen my maxi pads and now they think I wear Pampers now they call me Pamper lady!!— Angela
- I used to believe that sanitary napkins was the name of moist towellettesAnon