i used to think that if i stuck my finger far enough in to my belly button, it would open up into my stomach. i wanted to test this, but was too afraid of my food falling out.
A childhood belief about belly buttons

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that If I stuck my finger really far inside of my belly button I could touch my insides.Anon
- I used to think that if i touched my belly button it would unfold and my belly would be inside out forever. Anon
- i used to believe that if i bit my fingernails then a finger would grow in my stomach— polly
- I used to believe that if I bit my finger nails, a hand would grow in my stomach. Anon
- i used to believe that stomach aches were farts stuck in sideways. — amanda p.
- babies come out of your belly button— Kit