when i was a little girl my mom told me that a period was when a woman cut her thumb each month. boy was i surprised when we watched "the video"!!!!!
A childhood belief about periods
others believed things like this
- I watched a Michael Jackson music video with my brother, and we were convinced he was a woman.— Adrian
- My mom told my sister that if she didn't eat her peas, her period would last for an entire month.— Maya
- For years I thought that spunk was a male period and that boys spunked once a month - Yeah right!— Stupid Child
- My friend told me that if you sucked your thumb, your skin would get all mushy and your thumb would fall off.— Lauren
- When I was younger, I saw Madonna's video for "Material Girl". I thought she was singing "I'm a Cheerio Girl"!— Greg
- I used to believe that your thumb would come off if you sucked your thumb too much— Anonymous