When I was little, my brother told me that if he caught me and pushed my belly button...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
- 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
- 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