When I was little, I used to believe that tampons were for putting between your breasts for some mysterious purpose. I think it was to absorb the milk so it wouldn't stain your shirt.
A childhood belief about periods

others believed things like this
- I used to think that tampons were meant to absorb women's urine so they wouldn't have to go to the bathroom.— Koyaanisqatsi
- i used to beleive when you drank milk your breasts would get bigger so i used to look down at them afterwordsAnon
- My sister use to belive the reason mom had two breasts - one to give milk, the other for juice.
Anon - When I first started to develop my breasts I thought it meant I was producing milk— trisha
- My friends son thought tampons were for mufflers for women so that they wouldn't fart. Anon
- I used to believe that my birth mark was a tea stain!Anon