I used to beleive that if you wore a pad, you would automatically get your period, because on the box it said" pulls fluids away quickly" I remember putting one on and then feeling something leaking out of me.... turns out i had just peed my pad.
A childhood belief about periods

others believed things like this
- I used to beleive that when I took a bath w/ my brothers, that if they peed in the water I'd get pregnant.— SabB
- I used to beleive that a period was when your boobs grew— sarah
- I used to belief that the Muslim women who wore their garment wore it because they were bald.Anon
- When I was little I used to think that as soon as you were married the woman automatically got pregnant.Anon
- Once my mother told me that if i ate 2 apples in a day, i would automatically get diahrreah!Anon
- I used to believe that if you played the saxophone, you were automatically evil and/or shady/suspiciousAnon