When I was young, I thought that once a woman got her period, she bled constantly for the rest of her life. I didn't understand why the puberty books contained guidance on how to determine whn your period ends. I was really scared.
A childhood belief about periods
others believed things like this
- My mom told my sister that if she didn't eat her peas, her period would last for an entire month.— Maya
- In 6th grade, I thought that once you got your period, you'd have it forever!!!! 24/7Anon
- 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 used to thought that period is when you pee like a baby for a few days...— i'm totally weird
- When my brother would go by condoms i thought that guys had period and that is what they usedAnon
- I used to belive that if you didn't keep a promise you would have bad luck for the rest of your life— Rebbecca