I was raised in a very religious household and repeatedly told over the years that I could get pregnant even during my period. I took this to mean that you could only get pregnant during your period. When I lost my virginity at 17, I told the guy we didn't need to worry about a condom, because I wasn't on my period. Thankfully, I didn't get pregnant. Thanks, abstinence only education!
A childhood belief about getting pregnant
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that you had to be on your period to get pregnant........— Tricia
- I used to believe that if you went swimming after you got your first period, then you could get pregnant. — Mel
- My mom told my sister that if she didn't eat her peas, her period would last for an entire month.— Maya
- I was horrified when my first period arrived. It wasn't blue, like in the commercials for sanitary towels.— Jane
- i used to believe that only humans got pregnant by having sex. sheep just magically became pregnant.— Lucy
- For years I thought that spunk was a male period and that boys spunked once a month - Yeah right!— Stupid Child