i was one of those horrid scab picking kids. before i figured out the reality of the whole menstral thing, i thought women could make the whole thing go away if they picked a scab and bled from somewhere else. kinda like when people say they'll make you forget all about one pain by creating another for you (like stepping on your toe).
A childhood belief about periods
others believed things like this
- I Used To Believe In The Scab Fairy, That She Would Pay You In Return For Those Scabs!— KellGirl
- i used to believe that sex was a thing to make you feel-better if you were sick!— b
- I thought Jesus was made up to make kids behave.Anon
- When I was little I believed little men and little women worked inside my body to make everything work.— Ashley
- I thought Pink's "You make me sick" was "you make me sick, you make me look like a candlestick" LOL— Rice
- I used to believe that if you used the kids' shampoos that said 'no tears' it would make you happy.— Emmy