When I was about 8, my mother explained the female version of puberty to me, but never used the word "puberty." She just said, "when you start your period." Shortly after that, I asked my dad when boys grew hair on their bodies and he explained that it happened during puberty.
So, at about 9, when a friend of mine told me she was starting puberty, I was really confused. I was too shy to say, but I wanted to tell her that only boys go through puberty. I guess it's a good thing I kept my mouth shut!
A childhood belief about periods
others believed things like this
- Premature ejaculation was when you came before you reacher pubertyAnon
- I used to think "premature ejaculation" was a boy ejaculating before he hit puberty.Anon
- I used to believe that circuncision was a natural process and that the foreskin fell off during puberty.— Yure
- up until puberty I thought that my nipple would inflate like a balloon to form a breast— EiEi
- I never knew why boys had to lift up the toilet seat...until my friend told me that boys had bad aim.Anon
- For years I thought that spunk was a male period and that boys spunked once a month - Yeah right!— Stupid Child