When I was three, my older sister told me that my belly button is what held my skin on. Then she frequently tried to "unbutton" me.
A childhood belief about belly buttons
others believed things like this
- My mom says that when she was growing up, she thought that her belly button was where her skin came together.— Dana
- I used to believe that if your belly button came undone your skin would fall off! Anon
- I used to believe your belly button was a knot that held you together - my parents had wierd anatomical views— anne
- I used to believe that your belly button was what held your top half to your bottom half...— Debelouwho
- My younger sister used to believe that in everybody's belly button there lived a family of squirrels.— Sophie
- I used to think that if i touched my belly button it would unfold and my belly would be inside out forever. Anon