when I was about four, my daddy used to tell me that my belly button was a seed under the skin. I used to try as hard as I could to push it into my stomach so you couldnt see it.
A childhood belief about belly buttons
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the mole in my belly button was a poppy seed from a muffin I ate.Anon
- 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 think that if i touched my belly button it would unfold and my belly would be inside out forever. Anon
- If you swallowed a watermelon seed it would grow in your belly— Rachelle
- I used to believe that if you swallowed an apple seed, a tree would grow in your belly.— Rachel