periods

I used to believe that when women had periods, they actually shot periods (i.e. full stops) out of their... erm... places.

The Punctuator

When my grandma was young she thought if she wore a [ad she would get he period sooner.

Brittany

i use to belive that a tampon was some kind of sex toy that my mom kept in her purse...i beielivd this till i was 12..lmao o well

*weridy

When I first got my period, I never really knew anything about it.I got really scared, I thought I was dying because there was blood everywhere and I kept "bleeding" while having my shower.

Someone

When i was in 3rd grade, my friend told me that when you had a period it came through your nipples in your breasts.

Laceyy

When i was about 10 and i had my first period, i did not know what it meant.
So when i first saw it i thought i got blood cancer and i went crying to my mom sayin i had got blood cancer. Then she explained me what it actually was.

My Friend

Well, here is the story. Very funny, not to me or Mary.

Okay, I was 11 at the time, my friend Mary was 24. We were out camping. So, we were riding around on the ATV, when she had to go to the bathroom. Suddenly, well, here is the conversation.

Her: Okay, Lexi, I have to go to the bathroom! Back in a second!

Me: Okay. Don't take too long-I'll ditch you!

Her: (In the bathroom) (Suddenly) OH SH*T SH*T SH*T SH*T!!!!!
(This repeated for a while)

Me: Sara- you okay?????????

Sara: SH*T! I just got my period!!!

Me: (I thought she said FORgot, not GOT) What? I thought you said you had to go to the bathroom! You didn't say you were writing a story!!!!! Geez, I was waiting forever-and here you are, writing a story.

...

Figure it out. She still reminds me of that day. Every waking moment. And then I tell her at least I haven't gotten my period yet! Then we burst out laughing.

The Author

when i came to the US in 7th grade. a classmate asked me if i had period. she believed chinese, unlike americans, might or might have period.

Anon

My boyfriend's 18 and he thought that periods only last one day! I told him and he was very surprised and said that he's really glad he isn't a girl! :)

Anon

when i was little i thought tampons were for boys when they got there periodes

kayster

the first time I got my period, I thought it was because I kept thinking about this guy that I liked

Anon

when i was younger my older sister and her friend were talking about their periods, and when i heard that you just keep bleeding i thought that it hurt really bad, and i started crying and they had to calm me down.

Abi

When I first saw a sanitary pad I thought it was used as a sponge to clean the bathroom, beacuse that's where I usualyy found them. Later I saw the packaging and thought that maybe they were adult diapers.

Taby

I used to belive that when you put on a tampon, you stick the whole thing in, including the aplicator!

Carolyn

My friend once told me that when she first got her period, she thought she would spend every other month bleeding for the entire month. When her mom found her with a calendar figuring out which months would be her "period months", she explained to my friend how it really works.

Anon

When I was seven, I use dto believe a woman would die fro getting her period. She would bleed to death.

Tiff

when i was little i thought womes used tampons in order not to pee themselves!!!

mrs

i used to believe that when u got ur period it was continuous and carried on until you died

ze bledzing laydz

I thought when i had my period that i was dying, my mum never told me what it was

Rose

i used to think that when you got your period your vagina would close up and be one thing with no hole or anything

Fiona