I used to think that my aunt's pads were actually special tissues in packages. I would take them out of her bag and beg her to tell me what they actually were, and she never would... I'd end up running of crying because she was 'mean'. Mind you I was 3. :)
A childhood belief about periods

others believed things like this
- my aunt told us there was a special chemical in the pool that would turn red if we peed in it.Anon
- I used to think that bodily tissues were kleenex sheets that grew in certain parts of your body.Anon
- Until I tried it in 3rd grade, my parents told me that if I ate paper my poop would come out in packages.— The Mailman
- I used to think running for president involved actually running somewhere.— Artimage
- i used to think my aunt sandra was aunt bannana.Anon
- "Going to the jazz club in my mind"? Not me! "Going to Nebraska in my mind..."— Felix