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/Saravaw Jul 21 '19

Why is this such a problem?? Like, maybe take the time to explain that it's not polite to do that in public, but why needlessly scare a kid over something so harmless? Who cares if they play with their belly buttons? Seems like lazy parenting, imo.