If you play with your belly button your bottom will fall off

My aunt used to chase me around with a screw dirver when I was about 4, saying that she's "unscrew" my bellydutton and my butt will fall off. I was so scared!

Stephanie

When I was small and I went to the Pediatrician, HE told me that if I unscrewed my belly button that my butt would fall off. We now have my daughter convienced it's true and we have to tighten up her belly button every once in a while.

Jennifer D.

My mother used to tell us that if you unscrewed your belly button, your butt would fall off. I used to sit in the bath trying to unscrew my bellybutton. I am so glad I out grew that one

Cambits

when my generation of cousins, etc were small, a certain female relative had several of us convinced that if our belly-buttons were ever untied, our butt-cracks would fall out.
it was a cruel game. ;-D

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My dad used to tell me that if I unscrewed my belly button that my butt would fall off (as I had an annoying little habit of sticking my finger in my belly button and twisting it around)

Dawn

This doesn't really fit into any of the bad habit categories, but I've got to confess.

I used to have a habit of picking the fluff out of my belly button whilst sitting watching TV.
My mum tried to deter me from this practise by telling me that if my constant fidgiting made my belly button loose, my bum would fall off.
All this succeeded in doing was keeping me rooted to the couch in fear that if I stood up, I may well leave my bum behind.

Ross

i used to believe that if i stuck my finger in my bellybutton, my butt would fall off. it was ok in the bath though cuz i was sitting down...

Anon

My Dad told me that if the knot in your belly button came undone that your bum would fall off!

Sue, Staffordshire, England

When i was younger i had this plastic electric drill, that for some odd reason i liked to stick it in my belly button. My mom told me that if i kept doing that i would unscrew my belly button and my tush would fall off.

Emotionally scared

My parents told me that if I put my finger in my belly button, my bum would drop off.
Years later they told me that they read a cartoon that showed a little boy doing just that, and thought it would be funny to tell me it was true.
I never believed them, though ;op

Siya

When I was little I had a fascination with my belly-button, but stopped when my mum told me if i didn't leave my belly-button alone, my bum would fall off.

ruth

When I was 5 my cousin told me that if you unscrew your belly button your bum would fall off. For about 2 years I tried to unscrew the belly button until I learned in school about the umbilical cord.

Heather

That if you fiddled with your bellybutton it would unscrew your bum and it would fall off

Sundaeg1rl

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

my brother told me that if he took a screwdriver and unscrewed my bellybutton, my butt would fall of and he used 2 chase me around with a screwdriver!

Anon

When I was about 5 I had a fascination with bellybuttons, and my Father told me that if I continued to play with it, I'd untie it and my bum would drop off! Needless to say I stopped.

Silver Vixen

I used to believe that if you pushed on my belly button my bum would fall off.

Amanda

I believed that if you pushed your belly button, your bum would fall off.

Wendy

My dad told me if you played with your belly button, your bottom would fall off. I cannot believe how gullible I was.

Liz, England

My stepbrother used to think that if you twisted your belly button your bum fell off and ran scared everytime it was threatened

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