The first time I got my period I thought I had done something terrible and God was punishing me. Nevermind all the time and money my mum had invested in books and talks to prepare me for this very incident...
A childhood belief about periods

others believed things like this
- I thought that your period came out all at once and you had to wear a pad around the time it would come.— Sarah
- I thought rice was just another way to prepare a potato, like mashed or fries.— Me
- I used to believe that if you left crumbs out for a long period of time, they would turn into ants.— Bylaberrie
- That you had to marry your sibling. During this period of time I devoliped a crush on my brother.— don't worry I'm a girl
- when I saw those prepare to meet thy god signs I thought they were beauty parlours for religous ladies only!— knuckles
- I used to believe that ATMs actually printed out the money fresh every time. — Kitty B