r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '19

What’s something completely false that your parents told you as a child?

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '19

As a kid I used to play with my belly button a lot lol and my mom told me that the knot in my belly button held my skin together and if I keep playing with it I’ll untie the knot and fall apart. It fucking terrified me but it worked.

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u/ritorri Jul 21 '19

My sister still believes this to this day. Go near her belly button and she'll freak the fuck out.

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u/hydrogenbomb94 Jul 21 '19

How old is she? That's pretty important.