I thought pads sucked blood from women. It wasn't until later in life that I knew their actual purpose
A childhood belief about periods

others believed things like this
- when I was young, I heard that blood had iron in it. I thought blood was red because it was rusty.— Hunter
- i thought that my mom used to pee on her maxi padsAnon
- When I was little, I thought pads were a fashion accesory. I didn't find out until Grade 4.— Fashionably Challenged
- I used to think if i cut myself on purpose God would reward me for my bravery.— Brendan
- I thought an asylum seeker was a crazy person who checked in to an asylum on purpose.— Nate
- My wife used to believe that the purpose of the stick shift in her Dad's car was to stir the gas.— Curt