When we were little my sister and I believed women put tampons up their butts to either prevent them from pooping or to catch the poo. I have no idea what caused this belief, but I remeber not questioning it. I totally believed it. Consequently, I thought that all women used tampons every day.
A childhood belief about periods
others believed things like this
- My friends son thought tampons were for mufflers for women so that they wouldn't fart. Anon
- I used to think that tampons were meant to absorb women's urine so they wouldn't have to go to the bathroom.— Koyaanisqatsi
- once me and my friend stuck her mums tampons up are butts thinking that you didnt have to poo— ha ha ha ha
- i used to belief that tampons were rolled up pads in a tubeAnon
- When my sister was little, she believed that women had babies and men had poodles!— Sarah P
- pimento olives caused women to become pregnant— fancy pants