Grey Kitty

Okay, brace yourself. This might sound like a loopy thought from a dream you’d have after a midnight snack of pickles and ice cream. Ever looked at your belly button and thought, “Hey, that used to be my old mouth”? Yeah, sounds bizarre, right? But stick with me!

So, when you were just a teeny-tiny human in your mama’s belly, your belly button—or the umbilical cord, to be precise—was sort of *your* mouth. It was your ride-or-die connection to delicious nutrients. It ferried all those essential vitamins, proteins, and probably some love from your mom’s meals straight to you, bypassing that non-existent mouth of yours back then. A magic straw, if you will.

I know, this concept seems about as plausible as a broccoli-flavored smoothie tasting good (but hey, some folks vibe with that). Then. After birth? Bam, snip-snip went the cord, and your brand-new adorable face is there to take over eating duties. Your belly button’s job done; it retired happily onto your belly, maybe morphing into an innie or outie.

So, next time you’re absentmindedly fiddling with your navel during a Zoom call or snoozy Netflix session, remember: it’s a quirky remnant of how you used to eat. From old mouth to lint-collection champion, what a transformation!