When I was about 13 years old and started my period for the first time, I was quite pleased with myself, and quite proud. As evening rolled around, it started to get later and later and finally my mother said that I had better get to bed. I asked her what time the period was supposed to stop for the night. I thought it would stop for night and then start up again in the morning. When she told me that it didn't, I was completely outraged.
A childhood belief about periods
others believed things like this
- i used to believe (when i was little) i could make the wind stop and start by saying, "stop" and "start"— Ali
- I thought that your period came out all at once and you had to wear a pad around the time it would come.— Sarah
- My mother didn't want me outside at night so she told me i had to come in or else 'the night air would get me'— Dan
- 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 was little i asked what time midnight mass started.
i honestly had no idea.— what time??