Even thoght my mother had clearly explained to me how babies were made, I still had a few of my own ideas.
1. One time I over heard a story about my older female cousin eating dirt, and people seemd rather upset about that. I assumed that she must be pregnant from eating the dirt.
2. I was also told once that when using the bathroom, you away wipe front to back and not back to front. Of course I now know that this is to keep bacteria from your anus from messing with your vaginal area, but way back when I thought it was beause poop contained sperm and you could get pregnant if it touched your vagina!
A childhood belief about getting pregnant
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that when you had cancer, your bottom would be in front instead of in back. Anon
- I used to think that babies were made when a male's and female's bellybutton touched each other.Anon
- I used to believe that eating too many tomatoes could make you pregnant.— Mariah
- I used to believe women became pregnant by eating pimento olives.Anon
- my older brother told me that if i didnt clean every bit of dirt out of the prints on my feet, i'd die— chel
- I used to think people were made of dirt and mayonnaise. I kind of rememeber picking this up at church.— julia