When I was about 5 or 6, my Dad would tell me that if I played with my belly button too much (which I did a lot) that I would fly around the room (like when you let go of a balloon). Now 8 years later, I'm still suspicious...
A childhood belief about belly buttons
others believed things like this
- when i was young i was told that if i played with or turned my belly button that my bum would fall off — lee hull
- I used to believe that if you played the saxophone, you were automatically evil and/or shady/suspiciousAnon
- I used to think that if i touched my belly button it would unfold and my belly would be inside out forever. Anon
- My older brother used to tell me that if I "untied" it, I'd fly around the room like a balloon. — Gullible youth
- babies come out of your belly button— Kit
- when I was a kid I thought that babies come out of a belly-button.— Ana