My mother was once tickling her newborn grandsons belly button when the babys father walked in and threw a fit telling her to stop because if she didnt his insides would unravel. My mother just looked at him and then busted out laughing.
A childhood belief about belly buttons

others believed things like this
- i used to believe that playing with your belly button would lead to your insides pouring outAnon
- I used to believe that If I stuck my finger really far inside of my belly button I could touch my insides.Anon
- my mother was able to stop me from sucking my thumb by telling me it would rust and fall off!!— lv
- i used to belive that if yo played with you belly utton that all your skin would unravel— steven sean john johnston
- My freinds mother said that if you hold a cat without supporting its bottom, that its insides would fall out.— Jessie
- I used to believe that newborn babies didnt open their eyes for a few weeks like kittens :) — Cash