My cousin once told me that you bleed out of your armpits when you had your period and you had to put a big maxipad to keep the blood from leaking. then when i really started my mom told me it wasnt true.
A childhood belief about periods
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that when I started menstruating, I would bleed to death from losing too much blood.— Debbie
- When I was a kid, I found out about a womans period and I thought that she would bleed through her breasts.— Michael
- HA! I used to think when you got your period, you would just pee blood...I wish it was like that...if only.Anon
- My mum told me that if you sniffed poppies your nose would bleed.— Karen
- I used to believe period blood came from the nipples. I thought that was what "padded bras" were for!!Anon
- My older brother told me that everytime you sneezed your lungs would bleed. I believed this until I was 21!— Gem