I used to believe (with thanks to my grandfather) that if my belly button was pushed too hard my legs would fall off.
A childhood belief about belly buttons

others believed things like this
- I believed that if you pushed your belly button, your bum would fall off.— Wendy
- If you undo your belly-button with a screwdriver, your legs will fall off.— Toby
- i used to believe that when you pushed your belly button a baby would pop out im now 14 and know the truth — kelsey
- I used to believe that if I poked my grandfather in the belly-button he would spit out quarters. — Justin
- 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 if you fiddled with your belly-button too much, my bum would fall off.Anon