belly buttons

i used to belive that if yo played with you belly utton that all your skin would unravel

steven sean john johnston

iwas told by an uncle that if you played with your belly button, that worms would come out. to this day it makes me nauseated to touch my belly button.

mintpatty57

I used to believe that as you grew taller/larger, your skin grew out of your belly button to cover your extra inchs. One day I put a biro circle round my belly button and watched for ages to see if the biro mark moved. Obviously I had a lot of time on my hands when I was younger!!!!

Sara

Untill the day my mother was born, my grandmother believed that the birth of a child was through her belly button!

Engruppo.com

My mother had 5 children, including me. Since I knew that the belly button had something to do with birth, until I was, say, about 10 ys old I believed my mom had 5 belly buttons, one for each of her children. And it was not easy to see your mom naked in those times, so I kept believing it for a good while.

Nelson

I used to believe that if I picked in my belly button it would open up.

Amy

When I was three, my older sister told me that my belly button is what held my skin on. Then she frequently tried to "unbutton" me.

Karen

I USED TO BELIEVE THAT YOU COULD IMPREGNATE A GIRL BY PEEING IN HER BELLY BUTTON. I WASN'T SURE SOO WHEN I WAS IN 11TH GRADE I ASKED MY PHYS ED TEACHER. WELL, THE WHOLE CLASS BURST OUT LAUGHING. I GUESS IT WASN'T TRUE.

LaBoSkY

I used to think that when you pressed in your belly button, you would blow up. :) It was like, the button that would BLOW YOU UP! *BOOM*

The air head

I used to believe that our belly buttons were like the blow-holes on balloons, where God blew us up, then tied us off and clipped the excess. If it ever came undone, we would fly around the room like a balloon "plfffff"

Cheryl in Ohio

I used to believe that if you pushed your belly button you would feel your insides and the food you ate would be pushed out of your mouth.

jwsjk

When I was a kid my Dad told me that if I ever swallowed a loose tooth a giant fang would grow out of my belly button!

Angela

When I was young (perhaps four or five) I had heard a reference to "belly button lint." For some unbeknownst reason, this phenomenon terrified me more than I can possibly say. I was horrified of the thought of having lint in my belly button, and became convinced that if I NEVER let my belly button be uncovered, the lint would have no way of sneaking in. All of my night-shirts were streched out on the bottoms because I would draw my knees up to my chest and pin the bottom of the shirts to the floor with my hands. I even attempted to tape over my belly button when bathing, but after several unsuccessful tries, I concluded that the flowing water would scare away any renegade lint. I'm not entirely sure when I grew out of this practice, but to this day just the thought of belly button lint makes me shiver. Ick!

Rickie Beth

my Dad used to tell me that he was saving his belly button lint in a bar stored in his closet to make a huge pillow. bah!

Annie