I used to think that when you had a period you only bled when you peed and that you had to wear pads because the pressure made you dribble pee on yourself all the time.
A childhood belief about periods

others believed things like this
- I thought that your period came out all at once and you had to wear a pad around the time it would come.— Sarah
- My kids seen my maxi pads and now they think I wear Pampers now they call me Pamper lady!!— Angela
- i used to think that had to wear diapers when you were on your period— Jess
- I used to belive ( along time ago) that the pads my mom used were diapers for mummies.— Kristie
- I used to believe that if you bled to death, you'd get flat!— Lisa G
- I used to believe that if you bled to death your body would be flat.— -G