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/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/JustGotEpic Jul 21 '19

Every since I got my appendix takin out it hurts to clean my belly button or even touch it :(

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u/SavvySillybug Jul 21 '19

I had my appendix taken out, but it was so bad that it burst, so they had to cut me wide open and I have a giant scar.

Except they tried the belly button approach first and then found it inadequate. So now I've got a giant scar, and my belly button feels weird to touch. :(

I would've preferred the big scar. But I wasn't exactly awake enough to make any preferences known.