I use to think that if you open your belly button really wide you could see the inside of your stomach. The thought of that freaked me out so I never tried to see. I didnt realize the truth until I got older and figured it out by people telling me.
A childhood belief about belly buttons

others believed things like this
- 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 when you pushed your belly button a baby would pop out im now 14 and know the truth — kelsey
- I used to believe that belly button lint came from the *inside*. Why else would it always be the same color?Anon
- I used to believe that If I stuck my finger really far inside of my belly button I could touch my insides.Anon
- when I was a kid I thought that babies come out of a belly-button.— Ana
- I used to think that 'Child Locking' only worked on children and that older people could still open the door.— Anonymous Whistleblower