when i first started my period nobody had told me that it was a normal thing for girls to go through. things like that just weren't talked about. so every month when i started to menstrate i thought i was dying of cancer.
A childhood belief about periods
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
- For years I thought that spunk was a male period and that boys spunked once a month - Yeah right!— Stupid Child
- I used to believe that when we left a room the TV set started to speak about other things — Nur
- I used to think that GLASS and GRASS was the same thing. I always wondered why windows weren't green...— Alex
- I thought my age started at 4, because I couldn't recall any mention of my age before.Anon
- My mom told me if I picked my nose, I would get cancer.— xxXSaraXxx