My Pop-pop has always been a troublemaker and a comedian in the family. I still remember he told me that if I unbuttoned my belly button, all of my guts would spill out. I was so scared to ever touch my belly button for a long time.
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
- My younger sister used to believe that in everybody's belly button there lived a family of squirrels.— Sophie
- You couldn't have your belly button covered for too long or it would be harder for you to breathe.— Jess
- When I was a kid my dad told me that if you unscrewed your belly button your bum would fall off.— Ann
- I was told that your belly button is where you put salt when you eat apples in bed.— Shurnuff