When I was 8, I'd seen commercials for Midol, which claimed to stop pain "before, during and after". I asked my mom how someone would know ahead of time that they were going to get a headache. I felt embarrassed when she explained about cramps.
A childhood belief about periods
others believed things like this
- i used to believe that when you had cramps your appendix would blow up.— Avery
- i use to belive that whenever i had a headache then my head would explode until i was 10— Eryn
- I used to think when someone had wrinkles on their forehead, it meant they had a headacheAnon
- My husbad used to believe that green candies gave him a headache. He will not eat them to this day.— Ginger
- I used to believe that north was always straight ahead. I could never face south, but I knew it was behind me!— Bruces
- When I was 6 I used to believe my parents were watching me at school on TV. It explained a lot at the time!— opinionata