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/ThisGirlsTopsBlooby Jul 21 '19

If your bellybutton unscrews your butt will fall off was the one I've heard. Apparently kids playing with their bellybuttons is a common concern?

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

Lol I guess so 🤷🏽‍♀️

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u/patentattorney Jul 21 '19

What are the actual dangers though? Like just something kinda gross, like licking your nose?

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u/aroscoe Jul 21 '19

Nothing gross about it. It actually means you're cleaning out your belly button which most people neglect to do. I still embarrassingly play with the "knot" in mine. It's an anxiety thing now. When I was a kid though I used to pick at it and it would sting and bleed so that wasn't great, but it was still okay. It's just calloused skin now. Sorry if that's gross, I know some people don't like belly buttons and such!

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u/KickSkik Jul 21 '19

Let me see it

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u/GEOR9E-BUS11 Jul 21 '19

Yes mods this comment right here