When I was very young, my mother told me that if I didn't clean my belly-button in the bath, dirt would collect and potatoes would start growing out of it. I made sure it keep it nice and clean.
A childhood belief about belly buttons
others believed things like this
- My grandpa and mom both used to tell me that if I didn't clean behind my ear that potatoes would grow there. — Bryan M.
- my older brother told me that if i didnt clean every bit of dirt out of the prints on my feet, i'd die— chel
- I used to think your belly button was there to collect the lint of your shirt!Anon
- I used to believe that if I didn't clean my ears that carrots would grow inside.— Gilian
- My mom says that when she was growing up, she thought that her belly button was where her skin came together.— Dana
- My uncle told me that if I didn't wash my ears when I took a bath, corn would start going out of them.— Ebod