I used to believe that if I played with my belly button, the knot would come undone and all of my insides would spill out. Thinking about it still makes me uneasy.
A childhood belief about belly buttons

others believed things like this
- I used to beleive if your belly button came undone all the air would go out of your body and you would die.— kate
- 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 playing with your belly button would lead to your insides pouring outAnon
- I used to believe that If I stuck my finger really far inside of my belly button I could touch my insides.Anon
- 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