In 1st grade I found a pad in our bathroom and, very confused, asked my mom what it was. She sat me down for the long, detailed "your body and puberty" talk, in which she told me all about what would happen on my "special day".
Unfortunately, she wasn't very clear. For YEARS afterward I was convinced that 'Period Day' was a secret holiday every month that every woman would get her period. There'd be balloons and cake and presents, and everyone would have a grand time. We would even get the day off of school!
Needless to say, I was horribly disappointed later when I found out that the only presents I'd be getting would be gross panties, headaches and cramps.
Some holiday that turned out to be.
A childhood belief about periods
others believed things like this
- For years I thought that spunk was a male period and that boys spunked once a month - Yeah right!— Stupid Child
- My mom told my sister that if she didn't eat her peas, her period would last for an entire month.— Maya
- When I was a kid, I found out about a womans period and I thought that she would bleed through her breasts.— Michael
- I used to believe that if you left crumbs out for a long period of time, they would turn into ants.— Bylaberrie
- My parents told me I was found under a gooseberry bush which I thought odd for a long long time.— Kate
- In 6th grade, I thought that once you got your period, you'd have it forever!!!! 24/7Anon