I used to believe that if you got all the black bits out of your belly-button, your insides would fall out ! I believed that untill I was about 10 then realised it was dirt and not seeds which I thaught I was born with to keep my insides inside!
A childhood belief about belly buttons

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that If I stuck my finger really far inside of my belly button I could touch my insides.Anon
- i used to believe that playing with your belly button would lead to your insides pouring outAnon
- My freinds mother said that if you hold a cat without supporting its bottom, that its insides would fall out.— Jessie
- I believed that if you pushed your belly button, your bum would fall off.— Wendy
- When I was little, I thought that if you stood behind the TV, you could see your insides on the screen.— C.W.
- I used to believe that our insides were made completely out of tuna— molly n