My mom told me that belly buttons were knots tied by the doctor after you were born. I had four baby cousins afterwards, and last year was when I finally found out it wasn't true...
A childhood belief about belly buttons

others believed things like this
- My parents said that gnomes tied knots in my hair while I was sleeping. I had insomnia for years.— Daria
- I had an uncle that told me that we had belly buttons for putting salt in while we ate celery in bed.— ainmama2001
- I used to think that if you ate cat food you would die. I found out it wasn't true
— Bob#4 - i uses to believe that boys wee'd out of their belly buttons.— boys and toilets
- I used to believe that babies came out of belly buttons — kels
- that bunnies came out of belly buttonsAnon