My dad used to tell me that if I untied the knot which was my belly button, I would fly across the room like a balloon. I think I actually attempted it once out of morbid curiosity to see if he was telling the truth!
A childhood belief about belly buttons
others believed things like this
- My older brother used to tell me that if I "untied" it, I'd fly around the room like a balloon. — Gullible youth
- I used to believe your belly button was a knot that held you together - my parents had wierd anatomical views— anne
- i used to believe that when you pushed your belly button a baby would pop out im now 14 and know the truth — kelsey
- I used to think that if i touched my belly button it would unfold and my belly would be inside out forever. Anon
- babies come out of your belly button— Kit
- when I was a kid I thought that babies come out of a belly-button.— Ana