When I was a kid, although I was aware of the existence of menstrual pads, I thought that the term "sanitary napkins" referred to those little packaged moist towelettes.
A childhood belief about periods

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that sanitary napkins was the name of moist towellettesAnon
- I used to belive that sanitary napkins are used by girls coz they have no control over their pee.....— raj
- i used to think that the term 'necking' referred to boyfriends and girlfriends who rubbed their necks togetherAnon
- I used to think that a menstrual cycle was a type of bicycle and i wanted to ride one.Anon
- Before I learned about the existence of stuntmen, I used to believe that suicidal actors were used.— JC
- Until I was about 11 or 12 I thought that "prostitute" referred to a female criminal.Anon