I was told that by one of my big sisters friends that if I played with my belly button my skin would roll off. I think perhaps she had a problem with hers in retrospect
A childhood belief about belly buttons
others believed things like this
- when i was young i was told that if i played with or turned my belly button that my bum would fall off — lee hull
- i used to belive that if yo played with you belly utton that all your skin would unravel— steven sean john johnston
- My mom says that when she was growing up, she thought that her belly button was where her skin came together.— Dana
- I used to believe that if your belly button came undone your skin would fall off! Anon
- I used to think that if i touched my belly button it would unfold and my belly would be inside out forever. Anon
- When I was a kid my dad told me that if you unscrewed your belly button your bum would fall off.— Ann