When I was 5, I remember seeing my mom putting a pad on, and I giggled at her for wearing a diaper while I was wearing big girl underwear. I didn't know what periods were until I was 11, and until then I was convinced that my mom wore diapers.
A childhood belief about periods

others believed things like this
- I use to believe that people who wore tuxedos were actually wearing the skins of Penguins. — Keith
- i used to believe that women wore bras because their periods happened in their boobies.Anon
- I used to think anorexia was something to do with wearing an anorak.Anon
- I thought that when I grew up I HAD to start wearing polyester like my mom.— levi lady
- I used to think that if you sneezed while wearing a tampon it would shoot out like a rocket. — Crazy Kid
- I used to believe that wearing a bra that was too small would make my boobs get smaller.— Aretia