Even at a young age, I understood that some older adults had to use diapers. So when I saw advertisements on TV for maxi pads, I decided they must be another kind of adult diaper--especially since the ads say they help keep "you fresh and dry"!
A childhood belief about periods

others believed things like this
- Adult diapers feel and sound just like baby diapers but dont have the cool prints on them— jakjflkaj
- i thought that my mom used to pee on her maxi padsAnon
- I used to think that maxi pads were big band-aids.— Keesha
- I used to believe that maxi pads were worn backwards with the sticky side on your.....tutu.Anon
- My kids seen my maxi pads and now they think I wear Pampers now they call me Pamper lady!!— Angela
- I used to belive ( along time ago) that the pads my mom used were diapers for mummies.— Kristie