when i was little my nana told me my belly button was where the indian shot me, so growing up i just carried it with me and even told my kids. my nephew who was 3 came to spend a week with us in florida, when he went back home my sister called and told me he would not sleep and would not play with his cowboy and indian things because i told him that, he also is 4 now and would like to know if the doctor can close it up so the indian will not shoot him, now i cant convince him i was only playig
A childhood belief about belly buttons
others believed things like this
- My dad told me when I was little that my belly button was "Where the Indian shot me"Anon
- I used to think Indian women had scabs on their foreheads, but it was bindi!— Emily
- I thought that Indian Summer was like the weather in India.Anon
- I used to believe that those of Indian descent who had them were born with dots on their forehead.Anon
- I used to believe that the red dot on Indian people's foreheads meant that they had psychic powers.— Mark
- I used to look for an Indian along the roadside because of signs that stated
"watch for fallen rock"— pam petry