11 Rules To Being An Emo Kid - Pucker Mob

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This is a shout out to all my former emo kids. Let's laugh at our past selves.

1. You're not allowed to wear bright colors. Only dark colors are allowed.

2. Contradictory to rule 1, you're allowed to dye your hair bright fucking blue if you want.

3. You're only allowed to listen to alternative music. Pop music is not allowed.

4. Skinny jeans or tripps pants are the only ones allowed to be worn.

5. You must know all the words to "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" (or "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs", take your pick), "Welcome To The Black Parade" and "Bring Me To Life"

6. Your nails must only be painted black.

7. It's okay to listen to Green Day, but you might be on the fence of being an emo or a punk.

8. Myspace angle

9. Nightmare Before Christmas (or any other movie Tim Burton directed) is your favorite movie.

10. And because of rule number 9, you want to get the lyrics "We can live like Jack and Sally if we want" by Blink – 182 tattooed on you.

11. You have a choice between converse, vans or black boots. That's it.

Aaaand there you have it! The basic rules to being an emo kid. Of course there are more, but these might just be the basics.

The funny thing is, once you're an emo kid; you're always an emo kid. You can grow out of the phase, but the phase doesn't outgrow you.

You could be out having a good time, listening to pop music at the bar, but as soon as "Dear Maria" or "Check Yes Juliet" comes on, you're losing it. You're jamming out without even realizing it.

You still love that music. You may not listen to it regularly, or even at all anymore, but you still love it. You'll never throw away your old band t-shirts because of the nostalgia that comes from it.

You'll just wear them to bed or when you're cleaning. All the concerts you went to. All the band members you met. The music that made you feel happy and gave you hope.

You don't look like an emo kid anymore, but deep down in your heart, you still are. And that's okay. It's pretty embarrassing but at the same, you got some funny pics and memories out it, right?