When my mother first explained to me what periods were (after I asked her what tampons were for), I misunderstood, and for years, until about age 7 or 8, I thought women had their periods constantly, not just one week a month. I was so scared of growing up because I didn't want to bleed all the time! (Thankfully I didn't know about period cramps either, or my fear would have been much worse, haha).
A childhood belief about periods
others believed things like this
- I also used to think that Mommies didn't have periods. I thought it went away once you had a baby.— T
- i used to believe that women wore bras because their periods happened in their boobies.Anon
- a male friend of mine used to think that only women who had been pregnant had periods— oiman
- My mom told my sister that if she didn't eat her peas, her period would last for an entire month.— Maya
- For years I thought that spunk was a male period and that boys spunked once a month - Yeah right!— Stupid Child
- i thought the phrase "getting a boner" referred to men getting their periods. — astrid