When I was little, I was talking to my friend Will about periods. I told him what they were, and when I was done, he ran crying to his mom screaming and terrified that he was going to bleed through his penis. Later we had to correct him and he was very embarassed.
A childhood belief about periods
others believed things like this
- a male friend of mine used to think that only women who had been pregnant had periods— oiman
- My mum told me that if you sniffed poppies your nose would bleed.— Karen
- My older brother told me that everytime you sneezed your lungs would bleed. I believed this until I was 21!— Gem
- I used to believe that if and when you got your hair cut it would all bleed— JC
- My little sister's imaginary friend was Kit the talking car from that show Knight Rider.Anon
- I used to think that Frankie Avalon sang, "Hey Penis, Oh, penis..." instead of "Hey Venus."Anon